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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $52,811 50.00%
Benin 1 $92,581 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,488 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $82,098 50.00%
Iceland 1 $57,054 50.00%
Dominica 1 $38,875 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,262 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $106,018 50.00%
Bermuda 1 $84,989 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $139,360 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Baer Group Llc 60 $78,688 88.24%
Tek Leaders Inc 59 $78,547 86.76%
Varian Medical Systems Inc 59 $95,296 86.76%
Hughes Telematics Inc 59 $80,318 86.76%
Ealearn Inc 59 $64,211 86.76%
Vensai Technologies Inc 59 $67,330 88.06%
Infosys Mccamish Systems Llc 59 $96,933 88.06%
Powermind Solutions Inc 59 $80,979 88.06%
The University Of Georgia Oge 59 $42,781 88.06%
Sumter County School System 58 $42,694 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State Board Of Workers Compensation 4 $101,623 30.77%
Hb Auto Detail Inc 4 $17,763 30.77%
Emory Childrens Pediatric Institute Inc 4 $116,161 30.77%
Saintgobain Adfors America Inc 4 $104,110 30.77%
Argos Usa Llc 4 $85,030 30.77%
Csi Solutions Llc 4 $88,509 30.77%
Auto Gallery Holdings Inc 4 $61,511 30.77%
Ukg Inc 4 $104,229 30.77%
Samo Maintenance Group Llc 4 $28,413 30.77%
Greenlight Financial Technology Inc 3 $95,916 23.08%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
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