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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 %
Geographers	6	$48,627	85.71%
Librarians	6	$43,184	85.71%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	6	$40,276	85.71%
Social and Community Service Managers	6	$59,682	85.71%
Clinical Data Managers	6	$64,799	85.71%
Database Architects	6	$76,527	85.71%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	5	$32,162	71.43%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	5	$33,835	83.33%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	5	$43,930	83.33%
Registered Nurses	5	$46,009	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	1	$54,891	33.33%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	1	$47,840	33.33%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	1	$40,082	33.33%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1	$21,653	33.33%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1	$17,659	33.33%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	1	$53,768	33.33%
Musicians and Singers	1	$37,502	33.33%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1	$22,672	33.33%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1	$39,000	33.33%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1	$38,834	33.33%

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 %
Costa Rica	3	$77,590	42.86%
Bahamas	2	$84,515	33.33%
Guatemala	2	$37,856	33.33%
Ecuador	2	$125,715	33.33%
Nigeria	2	$42,251	33.33%
Serbia	2	$92,550	33.33%
Jordan	2	$125,690	33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago	2	$72,374	33.33%
Portugal	2	$39,083	40.00%
Saudi Arabia	2	$55,344	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Seung Kwang Llc	18	$56,296	90.00%
Aluminum Technology Schmid North America Inc	18	$63,982	90.00%
Xenoninfotek Inc	18	$52,859	90.00%
Gestamp Alabama Llc	18	$74,885	90.00%
Cigniti Inc	18	$68,297	90.00%
Hospital Medicine Associates Llc	18	$134,580	90.00%
Southern Research Institute Sri	18	$48,808	94.74%
Imc Diagnostic And Medical Clinic Llc	18	$177,888	94.74%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional Corporation	18	$175,963	94.74%
Ecm Health Group Llc	18	$172,465	94.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Faulkner University	2	$51,975	28.57%
Nalara Alabama Llc	2	$59,769	28.57%
Lees Kitchen Llc	2	$44,793	33.33%
Spire	2	$95,847	33.33%
Alabama Providence Healthcare Services	2	$200,117	33.33%
Nrtc Alabama Inc	2	$40,872	33.33%
Innotive Tech Inc	2	$45,854	33.33%
Greenscape Contractors Sod Farms Llc	2	$22,402	33.33%
Zf Chassis Systems Tuscaloosa Llc	2	$76,690	33.33%
Ingenics Corporation	2	$69,763	33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,786	$54,376	77.68%
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,382	$68,622	89.26%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	960	$148,263	87.43%
Computer Systems Design Services	723	$68,576	91.29%
Offices Of Physicians	561	$111,531	80.60%
Engineering Services	478	$64,942	88.52%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	403	$147,914	88.18%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	382	$52,647	92.05%
Commercial Banking	357	$77,710	92.73%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	278	$73,988	85.54%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	130	$23,001	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	73	$25,140	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	65	$24,928	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	62	$24,211	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	46	$25,483	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	40	$23,973	100.00%
Crop Production	35	$25,290	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	34	$22,699	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	30	$24,813	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	25	$23,488	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	420	$57,424	43.12%
Custom Computer Programming Services	334	$80,718	53.35%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	176	$154,462	31.21%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	118	$60,699	28.10%
Full Service Restaurants	80	$21,689	23.95%
Computer Systems Design Services	61	$78,396	34.27%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	59	$42,102	33.52%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	37	$48,824	27.61%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	31	$83,624	26.27%
Other Computer Related Services	27	$68,100	24.32%

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.