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%
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 %
Itpro Software Solutions Inc 32 $51,217 91.43%
Ksap Technologies Inc 32 $72,262 91.43%
The Ultimate Software Group Inc 32 $95,703 91.43%
Allscripts Healthcare Llc 31 $85,196 88.57%
Atkins North America Inc 31 $71,342 88.57%
Wns North America Inc 31 $69,593 88.57%
N2n Services Inc 31 $73,284 88.57%
Oberon It Inc 31 $74,423 88.57%
Techdemocracy Llc 31 $87,873 88.57%
Collabera Inc 31 $70,895 88.57%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

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