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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 %
Iljin Alabama Corporation 6 $38,480 85.71%
Ivy Creek Of Elmore 6 $37,114 85.71%
Hwaseung Automotive Alabama Inc 6 $41,420 85.71%
Hyundai Amco America Inc 6 $38,116 85.71%
Hodges Bonded Warehouse Inc 6 $48,464 85.71%
Hyundai Steel America Inc 6 $53,311 85.71%
Jefferson County Board Of Education 6 $51,055 85.71%
Kop Logistics Llc 6 $40,924 85.71%
Thermalex Inc 6 $53,286 85.71%
Birmingham City Schools 6 $42,588 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ted Carson Arabians Llc 1 $49,878 50.00%
Banzai Hospitality Llc 1 $38,002 50.00%
Kohler Co 1 $86,216 50.00%
Mobis Us Alabama Llc 1 $35,173 50.00%
Sai Darshan Llc 1 $48,755 50.00%
Nbp Inc Dba Citgo Quick Stop 1 $35,443 50.00%
Rohr Aero Services Llc Dba Collins Aerospace 1 $131,123 50.00%
Ganesh Oil Company Llc 1 $41,018 50.00%
Dyp Alabama Inc 1 $42,224 50.00%
Protective Life Corporation 1 $112,341 50.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 25 $25,031 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $26,327 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 20 $22,970 100.00%
Aquaculture 19 $25,737 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 18 $22,729 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 16 $25,121 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 16 $25,119 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 11 $24,153 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $23,464 100.00%
Farm Management Services 8 $23,026 100.00%

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