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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 %
Accountants and Auditors 334 $46,178 87.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 299 $78,707 89.79%
Management Analysts 232 $61,071 88.55%
Electrical Engineers 228 $70,600 87.69%
Family and General Practitioners 219 $117,163 89.02%
Physical Therapists 202 $66,373 90.58%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 184 $73,453 84.40%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 138 $58,636 83.64%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 136 $45,767 82.93%
Database Administrators 134 $67,632 84.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $24,606 5.56%
Fence Erectors 1 $31,325 7.14%
Farm Labor Contractors 1 $24,939 7.69%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $24,357 8.33%
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 %
Turkmenistan 1 $38,834 50.00%
Singapore 1 $184,704 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $187,200 50.00%
Iraq 1 $110,407 50.00%
Sweden 1 $47,160 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $72,423 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $69,510 50.00%
Panama 1 $83,408 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $68,619 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $17,638 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Si02 Medical Products Inc 17 $83,681 89.47%
Alabama Providence Healthcare Services 17 $147,333 89.47%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 17 $67,214 89.47%
Kwangsung America Corporation 17 $39,290 89.47%
Apogee Medical Group Alabama Inc 17 $150,191 89.47%
Alabama Specialty Products Inc 17 $50,936 89.47%
Isolutionsgrp Inc 17 $48,243 89.47%
Hantal Alabama Corporation 17 $52,226 89.47%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 16 $64,402 84.21%
Tetrasoft Inc 16 $72,314 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cabos San Lucas 2 $35,339 33.33%
Hh Heart Center Llc 2 $208,000 33.33%
Tmobile Usa Inc 2 $102,217 33.33%
Warren Averett Companies Llc 2 $54,413 33.33%
Jone Fa Inc 2 $48,454 33.33%
Ecm Tvcc Llc 2 $150,426 33.33%
Ags Distribution Inc 2 $68,983 33.33%
Bolta Us Inc 2 $86,580 33.33%
Mercedesbenz Us International Inc 2 $75,577 33.33%
Summerdale Food Mart Inc 2 $32,448 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%

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