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 %
Greece 11 $69,148 45.83%
Lebanon 11 $75,619 47.83%
Jordan 11 $53,986 47.83%
Ecuador 10 $69,105 43.48%
United States Of America 10 $72,026 47.62%
Netherlands 10 $98,217 47.62%
Belgium 10 $86,385 50.00%
Dominican Republic 9 $41,239 50.00%
Bahamas 9 $81,350 52.94%
Singapore 8 $82,433 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kaizen Analytix Llc 27 $81,730 93.10%
Edu Infotech International Resources 27 $42,392 93.10%
Dell Marketing Lp 27 $81,825 93.10%
Aristocrat Technologies Inc 27 $84,986 93.10%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 27 $61,698 93.10%
Sarus Inc 27 $81,511 93.10%
Cobb County School District 27 $52,251 93.10%
Southern Polytechnic State University 26 $41,216 89.66%
Spontaneous Networks Llc 26 $41,334 89.66%
Kemira Chemicals Inc 26 $76,869 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Artistic Painters 1 $39,270 20.00%
Leons Auto Brokers Inc 1 $61,755 20.00%
Oh Enterprise Inc 1 $49,317 20.00%
Finnegan Group Llc 1 $39,125 20.00%
Asankya Inc 1 $74,901 20.00%
Copacabana Travel Management 1 $37,149 20.00%
Imagine Wesley International Academy 1 $44,417 20.00%
Stevenson Palmer Engineering Inc 1 $48,318 20.00%
Gainesville City Schools 1 $42,850 20.00%
Infocus Tech 1 $78,298 20.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 1 $52,800 100.00%
Veneer Plywood And Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 1 $76,440 100.00%
Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars 1 $26,853 100.00%
Specialty Canning 1 $37,960 100.00%
Personal Care Services 1 $63,170 100.00%
Gypsum Product Manufacturing 1 $126,984 100.00%
Urban Transit Systems 1 $50,773 100.00%
Plate Work Manufacturing 1 $56,077 100.00%
Bolt Nut Screw Rivet And Washer Manufacturing 1 $37,877 100.00%
Wood Preservation 1 $102,045 100.00%
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