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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)

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 %
Portugal 2 $39,083 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 40.00%
Libya 2 $113,200 50.00%
Croatia 2 $79,044 50.00%
Thailand 2 $125,539 50.00%
Albania 2 $65,080 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $68,619 25.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $17,638 25.00%
Indonesia 1 $58,822 25.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $187,199 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geocue Group Inc 5 $66,452 83.33%
Itelligence Inc 5 $77,359 83.33%
Neutronit Inc 5 $73,711 83.33%
Itsyntax Inc 5 $68,020 83.33%
Aarkay Technologies Inc 5 $83,541 83.33%
Remote Tiger Inc 5 $72,363 83.33%
Fastraxpos Llc 5 $81,170 83.33%
4p Consulting Inc 5 $71,897 83.33%
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc 5 $77,916 83.33%
Reliable Software Resources 5 $71,947 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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