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
1,728 80.79% $74,269 H-1B
232 10.85% $89,988 E-3 Australian
152 7.11% $67,054 PERM
27 1.26% $24,577 H-2A

As of May 2023, Alaska has seen a total of 2,139 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alaska is the H-1B visa with 1,728 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 80.79% of Alaska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the E-3 Australian visa with 232 E-3 Australian visas on record over all years accounting for 10.85% of Alaska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alaska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 34 $65,635 87.18%
Management Analysts 25 $71,096 80.65%
Civil Engineers 25 $78,068 83.33%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $82,911 75.86%
Lodging Managers 18 $46,964 75.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 17 $64,625 77.27%
Cost Estimators 16 $76,742 84.21%
Pharmacists 15 $124,993 78.95%
Petroleum Engineers 14 $125,394 73.68%
Software Developers, Systems Software 13 $75,205 72.22%
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 2023 with 217 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Korea 18 $80,765 40.91%
India 11 $87,936 40.74%
Philippines 9 $32,145 37.50%
Canada 8 $107,775 36.36%
Russia 6 $56,922 30.00%
Bangladesh 5 $23,670 27.78%
China 4 $58,967 28.57%
Nepal 3 $49,781 25.00%
Turkey 3 $45,074 37.50%
Japan 3 $87,980 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Alaska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Alaska 167 $61,400 61.40%
Infosys Limited 100 $64,762 99.01%
Wipro Limited 80 $73,391 81.63%
Bering Strait School District 77 $56,586 91.67%
Bp America Inc 49 $111,940 84.48%
Anchorage School District 42 $61,592 85.71%
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 39 $153,534 86.67%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 34 $44,787 91.89%
Sai Investments Llc 32 $56,306 88.89%
Conocophillips Company 28 $126,047 77.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bty Dental Group Llc 31 $100,584 65.96%
North Harbor Project Inc Dba The Fat Mermaid 11 $26,435 35.48%
Bartlett Regional Hospital 8 $87,810 25.81%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 8 $51,836 72.73%
Black Diamond Resort Co 5 $51,351 45.45%
Altman Rogers Co 4 $57,184 50.00%
Alaska Regional Hospital 4 $48,922 50.00%
International Seafoods Of Alaska Inc 4 $56,264 50.00%
Foundation Health Partners 4 $71,136 80.00%
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation 3 $54,163 60.00%

Top Industries in Alaska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 1 $54,787 100.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing 1 $74,152 100.00%
Other Financial Investment Activities 1 $52,728 100.00%
Metal Ore Mining 1 $140,691 100.00%
New Car Dealers 1 $115,190 100.00%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 1 $71,594 100.00%
Administration Of General Economic Programs 1 $70,762 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $74,269. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage