We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Alaska Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
2,115 80.88% $72,922 H-1B
246 9.41% $91,180 E-3 Australian
223 8.53% $55,548 PERM
31 1.19% $26,189 H-2A

As of May 2023, Alaska has seen a total of 2,615 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alaska is the H-1B visa with 2,115 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 80.88% of Alaska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the E-3 Australian visa with 246 E-3 Australian visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Alaska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alaska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Intelligence Analysts 1 $58,718 100.00%
City and Regional Planning Aides 1 $42,869 100.00%
Curators 1 $53,310 100.00%
Industrial Production Managers 1 $74,797 100.00%
Occupational Therapists 1 $59,051 100.00%
Data Warehousing Specialists 1 $93,205 100.00%
Compliance Officers 1 $51,210 100.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $70,000 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 1 $47,861 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $112,640 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alaska Employees Over Time
Alaska has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 111 employees were hired. Alaska peaked in 2024 with 339 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 57 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Alaska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spain 1 $23,358 50.00%
Morocco 1 $48,000 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $23,358 50.00%
Colombia 1 $57,741 50.00%
South Africa 1 $23,358 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $49,733 50.00%
Greece 1 $29,120 50.00%
Poland 1 $41,600 50.00%
Sweden 1 $39,520 50.00%
Switzerland 1 $91,083 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alaska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maniilaq Association 1 $166,400 100.00%
Katherine E Johnson Md Pc 1 $186,243 100.00%
Pathology Consultants Inc 1 $203,070 100.00%
Fairbanks Community Mental Health Services Llc 1 $208,000 100.00%
Fairbanks Urology Llc 1 $229,258 100.00%
Hospital Medicine Of Ak Llc 1 $239,200 100.00%
Mountain View Health Services 1 $239,200 100.00%
Alaska Neonatology Associates Inc 1 $262,059 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alaska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools 545 $60,980 88.05%
Custom Computer Programming Services 304 $70,197 90.48%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 210 $62,313 63.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 132 $104,977 87.42%
Engineering Services 67 $81,688 69.07%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 45 $47,361 91.84%
Computer Systems Design Services 41 $77,240 95.35%
Petroleum Refineries 29 $129,643 76.32%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 27 $66,199 79.41%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 25 $59,458 80.65%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 9 $30,511 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $30,031 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 4 $25,480 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 3 $26,000 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 3 $20,800 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $25,584 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants 93 $24,604 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 27 $76,044 52.94%
Full Service Restaurants 19 $37,341 43.18%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 16 $56,494 59.26%
Engineering Services 12 $82,021 63.16%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 9 $59,013 56.25%
Petroleum Refineries 9 $133,275 75.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 8 $142,072 88.89%
Custom Computer Programming Services 7 $71,430 77.78%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6 $68,729 75.00%

Alaska Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Alaska to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Alaska over all years is $72,922. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage