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Athens, Georgia

City · Georgia, United States

Applications on record
3,613
FY2025
295
FY2026 to 30 June
224
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$75,000
Median wage$75,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Athens, Georgia.

Applications by fiscal year — Athens, Georgia

151302FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
151302FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008158
FY2009146
FY2010167
FY2011150
FY2012165
FY2013170
FY2014163
FY2015176
FY2016166
FY2017164
FY2018198
FY2019168
FY2020124
FY2021173
FY2022274
FY2023302
FY2024230
FY2025295
FY2026*224
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*118637
FY2025227122
FY2024219830
FY2023220694
FY2022317893
FY2021012845
FY2020111211
FY2019115314
FY2018217719
FY2017015014
FY2016014125
FY2015016511
FY2014014815
FY2013015416
FY2012014025
FY2011012525
FY2010012641
FY2009013115
FY2008014414
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Athens, Georgia.

Applications by employer
  1. The University of Georgia2,519
  2. Integrity Foods Inc183
  3. Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc.121
  4. PBR, Inc.35
  5. Clarke County Board of Education (School District)26
  6. L&T Technology Services Limited25
  7. Athens Regional Specialty Services23
  8. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited22
  9. BeyondCareer LLC22
  10. Shujuan Holdings LLC16
  11. PruittHealth16
  12. Global Teachers Solutions LLC14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Microbiologists259
  2. Packers and Packagers, Hand183
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists168
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other167
  5. Physicians, All Other159
  6. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary115
  7. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary114
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary111
  9. Software Developers104
  10. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary99
Visa routes
  1. H-1B2,899
  2. PERM labour certification566
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers14
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)4
  5. E-3 (Australia)3
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $75,000; middle half $61,113 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $55,994 (marker) · 608 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Georgia

Athens, Georgia ranks #13 of 237 cities in Georgia by work visa applications on record, with 0.86% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Georgia
13 of 237
Share of Georgia's city applications
0.86%
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Cities in Georgia with the most applications
  1. Atlanta, GA179,810
  2. Alpharetta, GA77,842
  3. Duluth, GA14,270
  4. Cumming, GA12,997
  5. Norcross, GA12,048
  6. Suwanee, GA7,712
  7. Marietta, GA7,379
  8. Johns Creek, GA6,931
  9. Savannah, GA5,815
  10. Lawrenceville, GA4,755
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Lecturer
  • Post Doctoral Research Associate
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Software Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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