We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Georgia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
217,780 90.48% $77,294 H-1B
18,778 7.80% $144,780 PERM
2,677 1.11% $23,552 H-2A
1,465 0.61% $90,711 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Georgia has seen a total of 240,700 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Georgia is the H-1B visa with 217,780 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.48% of Georgia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,778 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Georgia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Georgia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 46,489 $84,328 91.84%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,367 $67,704 93.40%
Computer Programmers 20,177 $64,219 89.10%
Computer Occupations, All Other 12,705 $75,997 93.67%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,235 $89,537 91.38%
Management Analysts 3,564 $77,905 93.20%
Database Administrators 3,346 $75,212 91.27%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,270 $123,763 94.26%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,109 $69,554 90.61%
Operations Research Analysts 2,669 $63,759 93.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,104 $287,478 112.41%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 2,389 $20,531 142.46%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,185 $87,917 150.96%
Computer Occupations, All Other 708 $99,316 99.02%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 474 $117,004 68.40%
Software Developers, Systems Software 429 $648,379 66.10%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 248 $19,271 39.74%
Accountants and Auditors 242 $70,375 41.37%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 238 $81,971 54.21%
Helpers--Production Workers 217 $19,611 53.85%
Georgia Employees Over Time
Georgia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,707 employees were hired. Georgia peaked in 2022 with 21,168 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 19,381 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Georgia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morocco 3 $105,539 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $20,599 60.00%
Panama 3 $26,894 60.00%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $77,501 40.00%
Angola 2 $72,728 40.00%
Slovakia 2 $73,845 40.00%
Tanzania 2 $44,523 40.00%
Barbados 2 $39,978 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $20,863 40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $161,814 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 23 $85,925 88.46%
Aegis Therapies Inc 23 $63,057 88.46%
Jj Tech Systems Inc 23 $72,841 88.46%
Srk Solutions Inc 23 $52,892 88.46%
Fleetcor Technologies Operating Company Llc 23 $72,078 88.46%
Intelliswift Software Inc 23 $64,325 88.46%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 23 $66,417 88.46%
Dataserv Inc 23 $79,984 88.46%
Novelis Corporation 23 $82,115 88.46%
Hewitt Associates Llc 23 $59,482 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gts Travel 1 $62,920 25.00%
E Z Go Division Of Textron Inc 1 $77,646 25.00%
El Jarocho Wholesale Distributors 1 $50,773 25.00%
Martin Home Improvements 1 $47,694 25.00%
Supermarket Equipment Resale Inc 1 $68,141 25.00%
Post Buckley Schuh Jernigan Inc 1 $84,989 25.00%
Dan Desmet And Associates 1 $56,638 25.00%
Don Jonathan Cravats Inc 1 $38,854 25.00%
Rashida Inc Dba Dairy Queen 1 $49,837 25.00%
Rockdale Family Practice Pc 1 $37,461 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 10 $22,719 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Peanut Farming 9 $25,526 100.00%
Other Animal Production 8 $25,004 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,401 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $25,325 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Cotton Farming 7 $23,420 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $24,166 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soft Drink Manufacturing 49 $95,511 25.26%
Offices Of Chiropractors 48 $40,273 27.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 45 $2,156,753 26.79%
Scheduled Air Transportation 44 $191,381 26.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 42 $51,711 26.25%
Professional Employer Organizations 39 $97,591 24.84%
Industrial Design Services 35 $102,081 23.33%
Industrial Building Construction 35 $70,721 23.49%
Credit Bureaus 34 $92,960 26.15%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 32 $96,812 25.40%

Georgia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Georgia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Georgia over all years is $77,294. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage