Home States Georgia
Cap-exempt employers in Georgia
29 employers in Georgia appear cap-exempt in the register, 1 of them verified by hand and 0 with a connected careers feed . Ground 1 (higher education) dominates with 28; ground 2 (affiliated nonprofit) follows with 1. The largest by FY2026 H-1B approvals are Emory University (247), University of Georgia Oge (120), Georgia Institute of Technology (106).
Employers Openings What they hire
All 29 employers By FY2026 H-1B approvals
Emory University Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed University of Georgia Oge Athens, GA Ground 1 no feed Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed Bor Usga Obo Augusta University Augusta, GA Ground 1 no feed Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA Ground 1 no feed Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA Ground 1 no feed Emory Healthcare INC Atlanta, GA Ground 2 Verified no feed Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA Ground 1 no feed University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA Ground 1 no feed Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA Ground 1 no feed University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA Ground 1 no feed Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, GA Ground 1 no feed Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA Ground 1 no feed Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed Columbus State University Columbus, GA Ground 1 no feed Spelman College Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed The Corporation of Mercer University Macon, GA Ground 1 no feed Albany State University Albany, GA Ground 1 no feed Berry College INC Mount Berry, GA Ground 1 no feed Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA Ground 1 no feed Paine College Augusta, GA Ground 1 no feed Clayton State University Morrow, GA Ground 1 no feed Columbia Theological Seminary Decatur, GA Ground 1 no feed Dalton State College Dalton, GA Ground 1 no feed Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA Ground 1 no feed Grady Health System Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed Morehouse College INC Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed Morris Brown College Atlanta, GA Ground 1 no feed
What employers in Georgia hire on H-1B DOL FY2025 certified LCAs
Occupation (SOC) LCAs Median wage Employers Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 82 $63,045 4 Molecular and Cellular Biologists 60 $67,300 3 Physicians, All Other 59 $75,599 1 Biological Technicians 46 $47,225 3 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $111,500 7 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $74,145 3 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $106,566 4 Chemists 23 $66,492 1
Totals add up each employer’s five most-certified occupations in DOL FY2025 Labor Condition Applications, so they understate the state’s full hiring. Median wage is the median of those employers’ median offered wages; it is an approximation, not a state-wide median.
Neighbouring states: Alabama Florida North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee All states Guide: cap-exempt jobs by state Filter the full register