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Athens-Clarke County, GA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 12020) · United States

Applications on record
3,989
FY2025
323
FY2026 to 30 June
241
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-Clarke County, GA.

Applications by fiscal year — Athens-Clarke County, GA

163326FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
163326FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008161
FY2009152
FY2010179
FY2011161
FY2012171
FY2013182
FY2014174
FY2015189
FY2016182
FY2017174
FY2018219
FY2019183
FY2020142
FY2021183
FY2022324
FY2023323
FY2024326
FY2025323
FY2026*241
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*5219539
FY20257727336
FY202464207109
FY202323217101
FY202234182135
FY20214013148
FY20207111915
FY20196216114
FY20184319220
FY20173015615
FY20161015526
FY20151017315
FY20141015716
FY20130016616
FY20120014625
FY20110013526
FY20100013544
FY20090013616
FY20080014714
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-Clarke County, GA.

Applications by employer
  1. The University of Georgia2,527
  2. Integrity Foods Inc183
  3. Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc.121
  4. GDI Services Inc.117
  5. PBR, Inc.35
  6. C & C Janitorial, LLC30
  7. Clarke County Board of Education (School District)27
  8. Global Teachers Solutions LLC26
  9. L&T Technology Services Limited25
  10. Athens Regional Specialty Services23
  11. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited22
  12. BeyondCareer LLC22
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. Physicians, All Other175
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other171
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists169
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary125
  7. Software Developers117
  8. Food Batchmakers117
  9. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary115
  10. Business Teachers, Postsecondary111
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,037
  2. PERM labour certification730
  3. H-2A agricultural workers50
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers26
  5. E-3 (Australia)6
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)4
  7. 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 $61,256 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $56,510 (marker) · 627 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers9
  2. Trees3
  3. Logging1
  4. Construction of Livestock Buildings1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Athens-Clarke County, GA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Athens, GA3,608
  2. Bogart, GA144
  3. Watkinsville, GA94
  4. Winterville, GA52
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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