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 42,752 $84,617 91.82%
Computer Systems Analysts 30,284 $67,122 93.44%
Computer Programmers 16,396 $61,617 89.23%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9,665 $74,958 93.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software 4,555 $92,332 90.77%
Database Administrators 3,013 $75,785 91.86%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,976 $124,363 92.62%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,944 $69,468 92.75%
Management Analysts 2,772 $79,468 93.30%
Operations Research Analysts 2,321 $64,150 92.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 45 $115,434 1.33%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 45 $18,356 2.68%
Logisticians 44 $2,360,046 5.37%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $45,277 5.87%
Sales Managers 37 $109,437 5.34%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 36 $169,895 5.77%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $44,241 5.61%
Food Preparation Workers 33 $17,327 5.88%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 33 $44,888 8.17%
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 32 $22,556 8.21%
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 %
India 5,714 $238,990 47.20%
Vietnam 1,549 $23,032 49.92%
South Korea 839 $33,757 31.32%
China 560 $63,532 48.99%
Mexico 316 $55,836 41.91%
Venezuela 237 $32,210 41.43%
Brazil 225 $60,493 44.29%
Canada 202 $88,988 43.63%
Pakistan 181 $54,814 50.70%
Nepal 173 $36,850 52.27%

Top Hiring Companies in Georgia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,683 $70,322 99.57%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 7,511 $72,460 99.42%
Capgemini America Inc 5,853 $83,708 95.40%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,993 $87,481 98.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 3,811 $79,881 98.53%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,484 $81,120 98.64%
Accenture Llp 3,193 $82,339 98.46%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 2,411 $73,046 77.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,040 $73,119 79.41%
Capgemini Us Llc 2,029 $85,926 83.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcg Foods Of Georgia Llc Dba Koch Foods 684 $20,829 38.13%
Harrison Poultry 648 $17,021 80.50%
Mar Jac Poultry Inc 303 $18,337 44.30%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 291 $106,788 44.91%
Smartsoft International Inc 235 $92,659 37.66%
Anthem Inc 225 $112,417 36.82%
Global Teachers Research And Resources Inc 159 $44,482 29.44%
Charter Global Inc 144 $96,639 40.68%
Everest Computers Inc 141 $108,569 46.53%
Georgia State University 134 $44,010 45.89%

Top Industries in Georgia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 96,234 $73,708 92.37%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,183 $81,559 92.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 6,697 $51,774 71.59%
Other Computer Related Services 5,805 $74,393 90.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 3,966 $78,708 97.33%
Engineering Services 3,288 $72,409 91.13%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,900 $88,063 94.99%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services 2,268 $97,626 95.33%
Software Publishers 1,905 $91,301 91.63%
Home Centers 1,638 $95,140 96.87%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 74 $24,527 8.98%
Apiculture 43 $24,819 7.25%
Tree Nut Farming 37 $24,511 14.07%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $22,990 21.43%
Cotton Ginning 14 $24,926 18.92%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 13 $24,363 28.26%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 12 $22,071 27.91%
Floriculture Production 10 $22,719 27.03%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 9 $24,202 25.71%
Tobacco Farming 8 $23,603 25.81%

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