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 %
Kenya 54 $29,465 48.21%
Turkey 52 $65,629 53.06%
Taiwan 45 $58,282 55.56%
Iran 39 $64,513 48.75%
Israel 36 $84,965 45.00%
France 36 $84,124 48.00%
Zimbabwe 34 $25,766 45.33%
Russia 34 $69,807 49.28%
Australia 30 $93,243 45.45%
Italy 28 $73,105 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Srk Systems Inc 29 $85,539 90.63%
Bluecube Corporation 29 $92,601 90.63%
Integrated Device Technology Inc 29 $84,195 90.63%
Openet Telecom Inc 29 $93,959 90.63%
Crystal Equation Corporation 29 $93,092 90.63%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 29 $68,495 90.63%
Bioiq Inc 29 $85,497 90.63%
Mercedes Benz Usa Llc 29 $95,221 90.63%
Inverselogix Llc 29 $59,472 90.63%
Netvision Resources Inc 29 $72,538 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thought Leaders Group Llc 2 $125,289 40.00%
United Financial Consulting Inc 2 $36,327 40.00%
Stroudwater Associates 2 $72,218 40.00%
Layer 3 Communications Llc 2 $70,928 40.00%
Technals Consulting Llc 2 $97,303 40.00%
Porter Keadle Moore Llc 2 $63,513 40.00%
Kautex Inc 2 $62,192 40.00%
Azz Wsi Llc 2 $96,252 40.00%
Information Resources Inc 2 $111,509 40.00%
Pagamas Inc Dba Little Thai Cuisine 2 $32,511 40.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 10 $22,719 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 100.00%
Peanut Farming 9 $25,526 100.00%
Other Animal Production 8 $25,004 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $22,103 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,401 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $25,325 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 7 $23,950 100.00%
Cotton Farming 7 $23,420 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $24,166 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soft Drink Manufacturing 49 $95,511 25.26%
Offices Of Chiropractors 48 $40,273 27.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 45 $2,156,753 26.79%
Scheduled Air Transportation 44 $191,381 26.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 42 $51,711 26.25%
Professional Employer Organizations 39 $97,591 24.84%
Industrial Design Services 35 $102,081 23.33%
Industrial Building Construction 35 $70,721 23.49%
Credit Bureaus 34 $92,960 26.15%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 32 $96,812 25.40%

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