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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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
History Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $32,830 75.00%
Compliance Officers 2 $43,483 50.00%
Animal Trainers 2 $44,242 50.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 2 $101,099 50.00%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 2 $28,298 50.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 2 $72,374 50.00%
Accountants 2 $49,515 50.00%
Machinists 2 $38,189 50.00%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $44,995 50.00%
Anesthesiologists 2 $150,595 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 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 %
Siritek Inc 10 $82,734 90.91%
Softworld Technologies Llc 10 $77,619 90.91%
It Ideology Llc 9 $73,671 81.82%
Tek9 Solutions Llc 9 $74,928 81.82%
Veridic Solutions Llc 9 $73,778 81.82%
Eovations Llc 9 $74,344 81.82%
Hydus Inc 9 $70,588 81.82%
Usa Healthcare Authority 9 $139,529 81.82%
Alphapet Inc 9 $90,739 81.82%
Adient Us Llc 9 $81,978 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ericsson Inc 1 $90,938 33.33%
Sumo Japanese Steakhouse Sushi Bar Inc 1 $52,915 33.33%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company 1 $68,078 33.33%
Airbus Americas Engineering Inc 1 $115,835 33.33%
Transcore Lp 1 $100,131 33.33%
Yesac Georgia Corporation 1 $54,350 33.33%
Building Earth Sciences 1 $65,437 33.33%
Emergency Callworks Inc 1 $87,818 33.33%
K Sciences Gp Llc 1 $87,422 33.33%
Barksdale Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $61,318 33.33%

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