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 %
Sudan 2 $57,502 66.67%
Moldova 2 $59,041 66.67%
Algeria 1 $17,555 33.33%
Kazakhstan 1 $47,520 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $71,240 33.33%
Burkina Faso 1 $63,003 33.33%
Mali 1 $38,520 33.33%
Afghanistan 1 $24,898 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $62,088 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $40,110 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dsys Inc 116 $66,718 89.92%
Om Partners Usa Inc 116 $73,448 89.92%
Lara Tekies Inc 115 $53,726 89.84%
Knav Pa 115 $65,983 89.84%
Trendset It Inc 114 $72,396 89.76%
American Megatrends Inc 114 $75,992 89.76%
Radiant Technologies Inc 114 $58,938 90.48%
Valuelabs Inc 114 $69,609 91.20%
Macys Systems And Technology 113 $96,074 90.40%
Sap America Inc 113 $89,874 91.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 7 $95,460 25.93%
Veritiv Operating Company 7 $84,451 25.93%
Pmr Georgia Holding Llc 7 $120,875 25.93%
Csm Bakery Products Na Inc 7 $115,930 25.93%
Uzun Case Llc 7 $78,157 26.92%
Thirthasoftllc 7 $104,612 26.92%
The Alabama Weekly Korea Inc 7 $65,164 26.92%
Embraco North America Inc 7 $90,715 26.92%
Hanwha Q Cells Usa Inc 7 $65,728 26.92%
Dougherty County School District 7 $53,677 26.92%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $24,529 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $22,180 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 6 $25,369 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%
Corn Farming 6 $22,814 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 5 $25,372 100.00%
Apple Orchards 5 $24,403 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $22,504 100.00%

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