We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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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 %
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 %
Borbet Alabama Inc 16 $74,403 84.21%
Spartan Solutions Inc 16 $74,383 88.89%
Infobeans Inc 15 $70,329 83.33%
New Flyer Of America Inc 15 $77,957 83.33%
Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology 15 $58,439 83.33%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc Hmma 15 $55,224 83.33%
Hudson Alpha Institute For Biotechnology 15 $47,933 88.24%
Atns Usa Inc 15 $60,546 88.24%
Halla Climate Systems Alabama Corporation 15 $56,368 88.24%
Hanwha Advanced Materials America Llc 15 $50,157 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rausch Pausch Lp 2 $60,154 33.33%
American Knw Inc 2 $90,699 33.33%
Southern Communications Services Inc 2 $104,208 33.33%
Kyungshin Cable International Corporation 2 $67,475 33.33%
Logisall Usa Corp 2 $37,700 33.33%
Eab Global Inc 2 $72,343 33.33%
Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant 2 $40,206 33.33%
Hyunnam America Corp 2 $53,383 33.33%
Sio2 Medical Products 2 $57,752 33.33%
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc 2 $93,767 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4 $25,719 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $26,712 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 4 $24,201 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 4 $24,253 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $26,451 75.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods 3 $25,785 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $32,739 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $25,508 100.00%
Cotton Farming 3 $23,428 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $22,620 66.67%

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