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 %
Latvia 4 $83,696 57.14%
Croatia 4 $101,588 57.14%
Nicaragua 4 $57,470 57.14%
Tunisia 4 $86,243 57.14%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $20,599 42.86%
Panama 3 $26,894 50.00%
Albania 3 $18,200 50.00%
Uruguay 3 $55,432 50.00%
Grenada 3 $59,100 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $85,990 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Echostar Data Networks 32 $62,638 88.89%
Jnit Technologies Inc 32 $89,534 88.89%
Sage Software Inc 32 $89,120 88.89%
S4 Consultants Inc 32 $62,611 88.89%
Technology Consultants Inc 32 $64,982 88.89%
Verifone Inc 32 $88,928 91.43%
Fpt Usa Corporation 32 $97,696 91.43%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 32 $67,250 91.43%
The Rainmaker Group Holdings Inc 32 $73,795 91.43%
Horizon Technologies Inc 32 $52,968 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Serta Simmons Bedding Llc 2 $105,238 33.33%
Weichuan Usa Inc 2 $69,618 33.33%
Sunsky Enterprises Llc 2 $27,664 33.33%
Diamond Jubilee Of Atlanta Llc 2 $57,211 33.33%
Radial 2 $89,513 33.33%
Taylor Lee Associates Llc 2 $43,046 33.33%
Piedmont Newnan Hospital 2 $41,902 33.33%
Jrt Corporation 2 $25,345 33.33%
Idom Inc 2 $69,493 33.33%
Linde Wiemann Us Inc 2 $71,209 33.33%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 2 $91,978 100.00%
Music Publishers 2 $116,449 100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing 2 $87,246 100.00%
Other Legal Services 2 $85,800 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $107,099 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 2 $61,724 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 2 $142,002 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $42,100 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 2 $96,294 100.00%
Other Community Housing Services 2 $53,331 100.00%
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