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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 %
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)

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