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Emory University

Employer · Georgia, United States

Employer address
Georgia, United States
Applications on record
5,547
FY2025 applications
426
FY2026 to 30 June
331
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$74,232
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Emory University appears in 5,547 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 426.

Applications by fiscal year — Emory University

213426FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
213426FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20088
FY200952
FY2010319
FY2011276
FY2012257
FY2013231
FY2014228
FY2015341
FY2016399
FY2017304
FY2018363
FY2019316
FY2020254
FY2021298
FY2022359
FY2023378
FY2024407
FY2025426
FY2026*331
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*31912
FY20254188
FY20244052
FY20233771
FY20223509
FY202128117
FY20202513
FY201930412
FY201834221
FY201729311
FY201638613
FY201532912
FY20142199
FY20132310
FY20122507
FY201126511
FY201030019
FY2009484
FY200808
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Emory University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+5+
1+1+2+3+5+
Data table
StateApplications
GA5,501
NY8
CA5
MD5
WA4
MS3
TX3
VA3
FL3
CO2
NJ2
MA1
OH1
DC1
CT1
Worksite states
  1. Georgia5,501
  2. New York8
  3. California5
  4. Maryland5
  5. Washington4
  6. Mississippi3
  7. Texas3
  8. Virginia3
  9. Florida3
  10. Colorado2
Worksite cities
  1. Atlanta, GA5,217
  2. Decatur, GA119
  3. Oxford, GA39
  4. Dunwoody, GA32
  5. Johns Creek, GA10
  6. Upton, NY8
  7. LaGrange, GA6
  8. Brookhaven, GA6
  9. San Diego, CA5
  10. Tucker, GA4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1,030
  2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other609
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists445
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other421
  5. Physicians, All Other345
  6. Biological Technicians293
  7. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary269
  8. Chemists147
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor664
  2. Post Doctoral Fellow651
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow472
  4. Assistant Academic Research Scientist235
  5. Research Associate183
  6. Medical House Staff - Resident159
  7. Post-doctoral Fellow157
  8. Associate Academic Research Scientist148

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $74,232; middle half $64,000 to $93,000 · median prevailing wage $61,942 (marker) · 1,135 applications.

$40k$95k$150k$205k$260k
$40k$95k$150k$205k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I502
  2. Level II284
  3. Level III117
  4. Level IV55
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India30
  2. China18
  3. Canada15
  4. South Korea11
  5. Lebanon7
  6. United Kingdom7
  7. Brazil6
  8. Germany5
  9. Pakistan5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

115230FY2009FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
115230FY2009FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20092
FY201430
FY2015145
FY20161
FY2017179
FY20182
FY20192
FY2020210
FY2021202
FY2022230
FY202396
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023522442
FY202210611247
FY20218701150
FY20208501250
FY20191010
FY20181010
FY20176321164
FY20160010
FY2015631820
FY2014150150
FY20092000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Barnes & Thornburg LLP48
  2. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.26
  3. Polsinelli15
  4. Polsinelli, PC3
  5. Barnes & Thornburg1
  6. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Georgia

Emory University has 5,547 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 5,112 sponsoring employers in Georgia and #152 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.77% of the applications filed by employers based in Georgia.

Rank in Georgia
1 of 5,112
Rank in the United States
152 of 168,030
Share of Georgia's applications
1.77%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Georgia
218
Largest sponsoring employers in Georgia
  1. Emory University5,547
  2. Niit Technologies Limited3,746
  3. FPL Food, LLC3,588
  4. Wayne Farms LLC3,514
  5. JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC3,239
  6. Smartsoft International, Inc.3,040
  7. Labor Guys, LLC2,954
  8. Equifax Inc.2,914
  9. Manhattan Associates, Inc.2,807
  10. The University of Georgia2,783
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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