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 %
Datamatics Consultants Inc 134 $67,855 90.54%
Acuity Brands Lighting Inc 133 $80,610 90.48%
Pindrop Security Inc 133 $102,260 90.48%
Tekorg Inc 131 $73,223 89.12%
Teradata Operations Inc 131 $84,029 89.73%
Verint Systems Inc 131 $92,723 90.34%
Infor Us Inc 130 $80,326 90.28%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 129 $53,611 89.58%
Coca Cola Refreshments Usa Inc 128 $95,496 90.14%
Diaspark Inc 127 $57,017 90.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hd Supply 8 $113,685 25.81%
Topsys It Solutions Llc 8 $87,280 25.81%
General Electric Company 8 $129,966 25.81%
Brill Inc 8 $122,801 25.81%
University Medical Group Llc 8 $91,999 25.81%
Sark Wire Corporation 8 $45,945 25.81%
Blue Fusion Enterprise Technologies Inc 8 $103,769 26.67%
Knighted Llc Dba Knighted An Intelligrated Comp 8 $89,183 26.67%
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 8 $46,777 26.67%
Hyundai Information Service North America Llc 8 $60,286 26.67%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plastics Bag And Pouch Manufacturing 5 $60,799 83.33%
Tour Operators 5 $40,498 83.33%
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing 5 $78,334 83.33%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 5 $60,969 83.33%
Masonry Contractors 5 $56,451 83.33%
Retail Bakeries 5 $62,704 83.33%
Beauty Salons 5 $59,455 83.33%
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers 5 $80,962 83.33%
Individual And Family Services 5 $30,867 83.33%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing 5 $86,051 83.33%
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