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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 %
Sanmina Corporation 13 $77,251 92.86%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 12 $61,188 85.71%
Aker Solutions Inc 12 $91,064 85.71%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 12 $50,698 85.71%
Ebsco Industries Inc 12 $77,538 85.71%
Aviagen Inc 12 $86,138 85.71%
Dongwon Autopart Technology Alabama Llc 12 $43,899 85.71%
Posco Aapc Llc 12 $44,333 85.71%
Saehaesung Alabama Inc 12 $51,804 85.71%
Kronospan Llc 12 $81,975 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atlas Rfid Solutions Inc 1 $105,997 25.00%
Alabama Environmental Inc 1 $54,933 25.00%
Lafarge North America Inc 1 $54,766 25.00%
Professional Plant Services Inc 1 $60,923 25.00%
Nyt Holdings Dba The Timesdaily 1 $25,752 25.00%
Chemical Lime Company 1 $86,902 25.00%
Wha Wang Inc 1 $18,533 25.00%
Sca Tissue North America Llc 1 $75,941 25.00%
Classic Investments Llc 1 $21,653 25.00%
Southeast Alabama Rural Health Associates 1 $138,965 25.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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