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 %
Gambia 6 $45,375 50.00%
Portugal 6 $74,686 60.00%
Hungary 6 $73,989 60.00%
Uzbekistan 6 $45,587 60.00%
Bolivia 5 $79,984 55.56%
Zambia 5 $39,699 62.50%
Syria 5 $71,380 62.50%
Czech Republic 5 $86,565 62.50%
Libya 5 $90,296 62.50%
Tunisia 4 $86,243 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Travelclick Inc 31 $100,435 91.18%
Cybersource Corporation 31 $100,840 91.18%
Headstream Inc 31 $79,113 91.18%
Unicorn Technologiesllc 31 $93,971 91.18%
Cogent Healthcare Of Macon Llc 31 $181,746 91.18%
Liaison Technologies Inc 31 $64,827 91.18%
I28 Technologies Corporation 31 $77,939 91.18%
Hamilton Medical Center Inc 30 $193,167 88.24%
Apptrics Llc 30 $89,996 88.24%
Aspire Tech Llc 30 $88,232 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Windham Brannon Llc 2 $62,993 33.33%
Forizon Corp Inc 2 $65,000 33.33%
Brazilian Wood Depot 2 $57,751 33.33%
Lindner Usa Inc 2 $49,733 33.33%
Chamber It Inc 2 $59,197 33.33%
Cobb Landscaping 2 $20,550 33.33%
Greene County School System 2 $51,220 33.33%
Pie America Publishing Inc Dba The Korea Times 2 $29,817 33.33%
Textron Specialized Vehicles A Division Of Textro 2 $92,716 33.33%
Diamond Diamonds 2 $45,427 33.33%

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