PERM jobs in Athens, GA
- Decisions
- 404
- Approved
- 96.9%
- Median certified wage
- $26,894
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 38 | 6 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 92 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- Integrity Foods Inc 183
- University of Georgia 113
- University of Georgia; OGE 21
- SHUJUAN HOLDINGS LLC 16
- PruittHealth 16
- Athens Regional Specialty Services 7
- Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Inc. 6
- MICKLE CORPORATION 5
- CLASSIC GROUNDCOVERS, INC 3
- Global Teachers Solutions LLC 2
Top occupations
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 183
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 16
- Nursing Assistants 16
- Personal Care Aides 11
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9
- Internists, General 8
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 7
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 6
Industries
- Poultry Processing 183
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 130
- Home Health Care Services 16
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 16
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 13
- Painting and Wall Covering Contractors 5
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4
- Offices of Physicians 3
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 2
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 2
Countries of citizenship
- China 58
- Cambodia 53
- Vietnam 51
- South Korea 31
- India 12
- Canada 9
- Ghana 8
- Germany 7
- Brazil 7
- Pakistan 6
Worker's education
- None 193
- Doctorate 88
- Other 19
- Bachelor's 16
- Master's 13
- Associate's 3
- High School 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 102
- F-1 37
- NOT IN USA 13
- J-1 5
- B-2 4
- E-2 4
- L-1 1
- O-3 1
- J-2 1
- F-2 1
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.