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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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 31 $63,251 86.11%
Hubbell Power Systems Inc 31 $76,064 88.57%
Guru Group Llc 31 $71,201 88.57%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 30 $65,733 88.24%
Crossvale Inc 29 $72,301 85.29%
The Healthcare Authority For Baptist Health An Affiliate Of Uab Health 29 $163,826 87.88%
3 Gis Llc 29 $67,441 90.63%
Amphenol Tecvox Llc 29 $77,068 90.63%
River Region Psychiatry Associates Llc 28 $109,636 87.50%
Citiustech Inc 27 $65,551 84.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seoul Marketinc 4 $25,465 30.77%
Hibbett Sporting Goods Inc 4 $90,251 30.77%
Car Tech Llc 4 $63,232 33.33%
Motorola Solutions Inc 4 $94,474 33.33%
Adient Us Llc 4 $90,751 33.33%
Rivi Consulting Group Llc 4 $69,846 33.33%
Sysconllcsyscoalabamallc 4 $60,778 33.33%
The Alabama Weekly Korea Inc 4 $33,150 33.33%
Kyungshin Lear Sales Engineering Llc 4 $73,741 33.33%
Lear Corporation 4 $78,473 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