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Alabama Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
17,834 82.34% $72,264 H-1B
2,891 13.35% $56,904 PERM
805 3.72% $23,427 H-2A
129 0.60% $76,869 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Alabama has seen a total of 21,659 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alabama is the H-1B visa with 17,834 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.34% of Alabama's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,891 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 13.35% of Alabama's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alabama (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 18 $52,119 78.26%
Purchasing Managers 18 $62,630 78.26%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17 $84,010 77.27%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $45,704 72.73%
Animal Scientists 16 $53,842 76.19%
Manufacturing Engineers 16 $73,854 76.19%
Bioinformatics Scientists 16 $54,080 76.19%
Clinical Research Coordinators 16 $64,150 80.00%
Pharmacists 16 $100,046 80.00%
Surgeons 16 $204,127 88.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 1,327 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Korea 717 $43,748 48.28%
India 309 $96,678 43.58%
Vietnam 276 $20,479 55.53%
China 197 $28,750 47.36%
Mexico 77 $58,698 40.53%
Canada 54 $80,551 36.73%
Philippines 48 $42,723 37.80%
Pakistan 34 $102,395 36.56%
Brazil 29 $57,747 39.19%
Germany 27 $79,416 41.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hh Health System Morgan Llc 23 $144,580 88.46%
University Of West Alabama 22 $44,892 84.62%
Kc Sol Tech Inc 22 $54,342 84.62%
Jackson Therapy Partners Holdings Llc 22 $55,936 88.00%
St Aerospace Mobile Inc 22 $58,397 88.00%
Kforce Inc 22 $69,232 88.00%
Airbus Americas Inc 22 $87,509 88.00%
Nifco Korea Usa Inc 21 $39,910 84.00%
Computer Technology Solutions Inc 21 $58,012 87.50%
Srk Solutions Inc 21 $52,888 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alabama State University 3 $63,753 30.00%
Mcinnis Construction Llc 3 $53,726 33.33%
Steris Corporation 3 $82,985 33.33%
Esk Corporation 3 $17,763 33.33%
Basf Corporation 3 $82,819 33.33%
Tombgibee Healthcare Authority 3 $39,714 33.33%
Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc 3 $75,400 33.33%
Community Hospital Inc 3 $54,052 33.33%
Compass Bank 3 $64,931 33.33%
The Hiller Companies Inc 3 $75,275 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4 $25,719 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $26,712 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 4 $24,201 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 4 $24,253 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $26,451 75.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods 3 $25,785 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $32,739 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $25,508 100.00%
Cotton Farming 3 $23,428 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $22,620 66.67%

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 $72,264. 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