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 %
Quality Matrix Inc 54 $74,876 88.52%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 54 $58,881 88.52%
Merchant E Solutions Inc 54 $101,003 88.52%
Brillio Llc 54 $84,147 88.52%
Av Enterprise Inc 54 $72,320 88.52%
Georgia Gwinnett College 54 $43,913 88.52%
Management Health Systems Llc 54 $45,288 90.00%
Keysight Technologies Inc 54 $107,034 90.00%
Globallogic Inc 53 $101,238 88.33%
Deposco Inc 53 $95,570 88.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Next Level Business Services Inc 3 $82,229 25.00%
Orbvest Us Inc 3 $119,059 25.00%
Mckinley Construction Llc 3 $121,230 25.00%
Madni Madni Inc 3 $38,896 25.00%
Ian Beauty Inc 3 $28,628 25.00%
Friconusa Llc 3 $65,326 25.00%
Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta 3 $93,573 25.00%
Macon Donuts And Coffee Inc 3 $44,061 25.00%
Capital Design Construction Inc 3 $52,971 25.00%
Residential Capital Management Llc 3 $79,893 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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