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 %
Havix Group Inc 40 $56,553 90.91%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 40 $66,610 90.91%
Trine It Inc 40 $69,143 90.91%
Global Payment Holding Company 40 $94,519 90.91%
Intuit Inc 40 $105,353 90.91%
First Object Inc 40 $70,613 93.02%
Tanisha Systems Inc 40 $76,703 93.02%
Softility Inc 40 $97,915 93.02%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 40 $121,544 93.02%
Shrptech Llc 39 $92,992 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hanil E Hwa Interior Systems Manufacturing Inc 2 $69,243 25.00%
Jbs Corp 2 $79,706 25.00%
Meyn America Llc 2 $77,574 25.00%
Yahoo Inc 2 $87,600 25.00%
Emergency Medical Services Consultants Ltd 2 $57,886 25.00%
Pj Search Group Llc 2 $44,470 25.00%
Reed Construction Data Inc 2 $88,109 25.00%
Cyberobject Corp 2 $75,640 25.00%
Vertafore 2 $76,900 25.00%
Innovative Ecom Inc 2 $93,205 25.00%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $24,529 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $23,320 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 6 $26,492 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $22,180 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 6 $25,369 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 6 $25,056 100.00%
Corn Farming 6 $22,814 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing 5 $25,372 100.00%
Apple Orchards 5 $24,403 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $22,504 100.00%

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