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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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 16 $51,508 76.19%
Clergy 16 $33,439 76.19%
Pharmacists 16 $100,046 80.00%
Manufacturing Engineers 16 $73,854 80.00%
Surgeons 15 $207,858 78.95%
Interpreters and Translators 15 $34,341 88.24%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 15 $58,366 88.24%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 14 $88,706 87.50%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 14 $85,131 87.50%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 14 $39,691 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Administrative Services Managers 3 $50,197 60.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 3 $52,991 60.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 3 $45,053 60.00%
Computer Programmers 3 $49,442 60.00%
Credit Analysts 3 $71,095 60.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 2 $72,374 40.00%
Mechanical Drafters 2 $36,379 40.00%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2 $44,284 40.00%
Interior Designers 2 $42,952 50.00%
Helpers--Electricians 2 $22,194 50.00%
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 %
South Korea 767 $44,637 47.94%
Vietnam 402 $20,793 52.41%
India 334 $96,533 46.98%
China 206 $29,462 47.03%
Mexico 85 $60,403 40.67%
Canada 58 $81,440 39.46%
Philippines 48 $42,723 36.36%
Pakistan 38 $99,115 40.43%
Brazil 37 $61,477 44.58%
Germany 27 $79,416 36.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nic Info Tek Inc 19 $60,597 90.48%
Ibm India Private Limited 19 $60,794 90.48%
Gestamp Alabama Llc 19 $75,081 90.48%
Brose North America Inc 19 $68,464 90.48%
Danieli Taranis Llc 19 $86,018 90.48%
Southern Research Institute Sri 18 $48,808 85.71%
Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology 18 $57,414 85.71%
Gfa Alabama Inc 18 $54,234 85.71%
Unify Systems Inc 18 $45,427 85.71%
Gyunglim Usa Inc 18 $47,726 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thornton Farms 2 $30,534 100.00%
D Bar Farms Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Parkman Land And Cattle Inc 2 $30,534 100.00%
Louallen Farms 2 $27,737 100.00%
Clanton Farms Llc 2 $24,939 100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc 2 $20,667 100.00%
Roy M Green Incmagnolia Ranchroy M Greene 2 $9,000 100.00%
Johnston Cattle Co Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Boozer Farms 2 $26,842 100.00%
Producers Gin Company Llc 2 $24,752 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nalara Alabama Llc 2 $59,769 28.57%
The Atlantic Group Llc 2 $74,027 28.57%
Providence Hospital 2 $135,803 28.57%
Sammy Enterprises Inc 2 $21,258 28.57%
111 Industries Inc 2 $69,264 28.57%
Seowoo Law Group Llc 2 $61,360 28.57%
Hl Academy Inc 2 $60,133 28.57%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc 2 $90,792 28.57%
The Boeing Company 2 $99,092 28.57%
Thnkry Inc 2 $33,124 28.57%

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 $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