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Alabama Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
19,324 81.55% $73,386 H-1B
3,158 13.33% $55,963 PERM
1,065 4.49% $25,084 H-2A
150 0.63% $79,141 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Alabama has seen a total of 23,697 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alabama is the H-1B visa with 19,324 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.55% of Alabama's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,158 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 13.33% of Alabama's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alabama (All Years)

Alabama Employees Over Time
Alabama has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,139 employees were hired. Alabama peaked in 2018 with 1,641 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 216 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Serbia 2 $92,550 40.00%
Libya 2 $113,200 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 40.00%
Thailand 2 $125,539 50.00%
Jordan 2 $125,690 50.00%
Venezuela 2 $32,168 50.00%
Croatia 2 $79,044 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $37,565 25.00%
Panama 1 $60,250 25.00%
Cameroon 1 $54,300 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birmingham Southern College 11 $48,963 84.62%
Glovis Alabama Llc 11 $45,715 84.62%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 11 $42,608 84.62%
Hysco America Company Inc 11 $38,087 84.62%
Aviagen Inc 11 $90,614 84.62%
Cumberland Plastic Systems Llc 11 $61,890 84.62%
The Valley Foundation 11 $64,628 84.62%
Indra Usa Inc 11 $59,295 84.62%
Horizon Technologies Inc 11 $57,189 84.62%
Franklin Primary Health Center Inc 11 $107,774 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Patten Seed Company Llc Opelika Al 1 $30,534 100.00%
Charis Farm General Partnership 1 $24,357 100.00%
Bell Place Farms Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
County Road 43 Farms Llc 1 $23,150 100.00%
Bar J Farms 1 $30,534 100.00%
Gaits Of Grace 1 $17,742 100.00%
James E Lipscomb Sons Inc Dba Riverview Turf 1 $19,760 100.00%
Eufemio Avila Harvesting 1 $22,090 100.00%
American Sportfish Hatchery Management Group Llc 1 $22,090 100.00%
Larry Scott Penton Dba Penton Farms Llc 1 $23,150 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steelcase Inc 1 $74,984 25.00%
Nucor Steel Birmingham Inc 1 $56,077 25.00%
Rives Monteiro Engineering Llc 1 $60,944 25.00%
Nicusa Inc 1 $87,360 25.00%
Alabama Full Gospel Church Inc 1 $30,888 25.00%
Azka Food Management Inc 1 $62,150 25.00%
Axometrics Inc 1 $40,394 25.00%
Transcore Lp 1 $100,131 25.00%
Airbus Americas Engineering Inc 1 $115,835 25.00%
K Sciences Gp Llc 1 $87,422 25.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,132 $55,118 75.53%
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,665 $69,282 89.70%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,059 $149,854 87.67%
Computer Systems Design Services 770 $69,378 91.67%
Offices Of Physicians 580 $116,149 80.11%
Engineering Services 523 $66,339 88.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 462 $142,828 88.51%
Commercial Banking 401 $80,038 92.82%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 399 $53,230 93.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 302 $75,136 86.04%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 172 $24,673 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 125 $27,071 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 97 $27,183 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $25,197 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 73 $27,035 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 53 $25,637 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 53 $26,327 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $25,671 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $26,773 100.00%
Crop Production 35 $25,290 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 975 $19,519 100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 784 $19,554 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 642 $54,810 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 466 $59,122 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 347 $81,558 100.00%
Engineering Services 188 $69,557 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 182 $155,194 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 124 $60,999 91.85%
Aircraft Manufacturing 112 $75,571 90.32%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 95 $74,032 84.82%

Alabama Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Alabama to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Alabama over all years is $73,386. 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