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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	934	$23,312	164.15%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	853	$24,622	240.96%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	263	$25,745	83.76%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	70	$24,664	23.26%
Nursery Workers	52	$24,299	27.51%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	19	$36,442	13.48%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	4	$22,963	3.51%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3	$38,376	3.03%
Production Workers, All Other	2	$24,742	2.20%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$45,365	2.38%

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 %
Colombia	133	$40,711	46.83%
Bangladesh	110	$38,686	38.87%
Nigeria	95	$48,421	34.93%
El Salvador	90	$28,004	35.71%
Philippines	85	$4,358,515	40.28%
Germany	79	$80,421	44.13%
Cambodia	78	$20,959	48.15%
United Kingdom	73	$85,212	48.34%
South Africa	58	$76,966	46.77%
Ghana	56	$36,296	47.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Micronet Solutions Llc	82	$69,151	89.13%
Vector Systems Inc	82	$70,858	90.11%
Reliable Software Resources Inc	82	$54,504	90.11%
Verizon Data Services Llc	82	$109,045	91.11%
Hisense Usa Corporation	82	$55,330	91.11%
First Data Merchant Services Llc	81	$100,904	90.00%
S9 Technologies Inc	81	$69,184	92.05%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc	81	$74,840	92.05%
Tek Musketeers Inc	80	$81,165	90.91%
Primetals Technologies Usa Llc	80	$82,446	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tekstream Solutions	5	$101,799	26.32%
Vanderlande Industries Inc	5	$88,582	27.78%
Promi Llc	5	$37,070	27.78%
Citrix Systems Inc	5	$105,502	27.78%
Oakley Inc	5	$116,725	27.78%
Diamonds And Diamonds Inc	5	$37,719	27.78%
Expedite Technology Solutions Llc	5	$102,477	27.78%
Lefko Development Inc	5	$44,412	27.78%
Equifax Information Technology Llc	5	$96,982	27.78%
Kabbage Inc	5	$101,213	27.78%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants	43	$101,016	86.00%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	43	$62,490	87.76%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	42	$66,525	85.71%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	42	$77,824	85.71%
Used Car Dealers	42	$78,717	87.50%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	42	$60,517	87.50%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	41	$75,073	87.23%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	40	$75,261	85.11%
Software Publishers	40	$108,527	86.96%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	39	$54,550	84.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Residential Care Facilities	2	$16,806	11.11%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$109,658	11.11%
Transportation And Warehousing	2	$62,816	11.11%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$80,850	11.11%
Grantmaking Foundations	2	$58,375	11.11%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$44,616	11.11%
Wholesale Trade	2	$50,534	11.11%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	2	$85,977	11.76%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	2	$94,838	11.76%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$73,653	12.50%

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.