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The University of Georgia

Employer · Georgia, United States

Employer address
Georgia, United States
Applications on record
2,783
FY2025 applications
199
FY2026 to 30 June
145
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Median offered wage
$72,010
Most common occupation
Microbiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.4%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The University of Georgia appears in 2,783 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 199.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Georgia

100199FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
100199FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008136
FY2009119
FY2010150
FY2011135
FY2012155
FY2013167
FY2014140
FY2015158
FY2016142
FY2017135
FY2018152
FY2019141
FY2020113
FY2021114
FY2022152
FY2023167
FY2024163
FY2025199
FY2026*145
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13015
FY202518811
FY202414419
FY20231616
FY202214012
FY202110212
FY202010211
FY201912813
FY201813517
FY20171287
FY201612022
FY20151499
FY201412713
FY201315413
FY201213223
FY201111223
FY201011832
FY200910712
FY20081288
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).

The University of Georgia: applications by worksite state

1+1+4+4+15+
1+1+4+4+15+
Data table
StateApplications
GA2,742
SC16
IL15
CA4
NC4
OH1
DC1
Worksite states
  1. Georgia2,742
  2. South Carolina16
  3. Illinois15
  4. California4
  5. North Carolina4
  6. Ohio1
  7. District of Columbia1
Worksite cities
  1. Athens, GA2,519
  2. Tifton, GA109
  3. Griffin, GA56
  4. Aiken, SC16
  5. Augusta, GA14
  6. Savannah, GA9
  7. Atlanta, GA7
  8. Marietta, GA4
  9. San Diego, CA3
  10. Brunswick, GA3
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. Microbiologists278
  2. Soil and Plant Scientists176
  3. Biological Scientists, All Other176
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists171
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary115
  6. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary115
  7. Business Teachers, Postsecondary111
  8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary98
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor648
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate415
  3. Post Doctoral Research Associate233
  4. Assistant Research Scientist175
  5. Lecturer121
  6. Senior Research Associate59
  7. Research Professional III54
  8. Research Professional II53

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

Median $72,010; middle half $61,008 to $98,800 · median prevailing wage $52,570 (marker) · 429 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I382
  2. Level II65
  3. Level III15
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. China36
  2. India23
  3. South Korea22
  4. Canada20
  5. Germany16
  6. Brazil10
  7. Spain8
  8. United Kingdom7
  9. France5
  10. Turkey5
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)

3672FY2021
3672FY2021
Data table
FY202172
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2021300420
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. Kramer Partners LLP5
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

The University of Georgia has 2,783 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #10 of 5,112 sponsoring employers in Georgia and #377 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.89% of the applications filed by employers based in Georgia.

Rank in Georgia
10 of 5,112
Rank in the United States
377 of 168,030
Share of Georgia's applications
0.89%
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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