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 %
Sri Lanka 18 $73,857 48.65%
Ukraine 17 $65,636 47.22%
Romania 17 $60,249 47.22%
Hong Kong 15 $25,720 44.12%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $64,868 50.00%
Indonesia 15 $64,270 50.00%
Cameroon 14 $40,311 51.85%
Malaysia 13 $78,085 50.00%
Costa Rica 12 $84,174 50.00%
Egypt 11 $79,909 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metasys Technologies Inc 39 $74,015 90.70%
Jefferson County Board Of Education 39 $43,105 90.70%
Axis Specialty Us Services Inc 39 $109,761 90.70%
Kimberly Clark Corporation 39 $73,059 90.70%
National Account Service Company Llc 39 $104,068 90.70%
Board Of Education City Of Atlanta 39 $47,853 90.70%
Compest Solutions Inc 39 $68,365 90.70%
Lancesoft Inc 39 $62,134 90.70%
Eaton Corporation 39 $95,937 90.70%
Empower Professionals Inc 39 $84,169 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spg International Llc 2 $106,018 25.00%
Primerevenue Inc 2 $85,031 25.00%
Bao Lai Usa Inc 2 $40,227 25.00%
Sab Information Systems Inc 2 $106,018 25.00%
Ecc Hospitalist Services Pc 2 $147,795 25.00%
Descartes Us Holdings Inc Dba Descartes Systems Usa Llc 2 $67,985 25.00%
Universal Business Solutions Llc 2 $63,482 25.00%
Md Mulan Group Inc 2 $36,327 25.00%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 2 $89,211 25.00%
Netapp Inc 2 $103,402 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Military Armored Vehicle Tank And Tank Component Manufacturing 1 $82,098 50.00%
Fabric Mills 1 $57,616 50.00%
Iron Foundries 1 $33,446 50.00%
Musical Groups And Artists 1 $38,522 50.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $110,469 50.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills 1 $64,085 50.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $70,803 50.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $89,877 100.00%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining 1 $48,630 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $151,801 100.00%
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