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Alabama Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
19,324 81.55% $73,386 H-1B
3,158 13.33% $55,963 PERM
1,065 4.49% $25,084 H-2A
150 0.63% $79,141 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Alabama has seen a total of 23,697 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alabama is the H-1B visa with 19,324 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.55% of Alabama's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,158 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 13.33% 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 216 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Alabama From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Lucia 1 $64,870 100.00%
Armenia 1 $22,460 100.00%
Poland 1 $62,774 100.00%
Grenada 1 $187,199 100.00%
Sweden 1 $47,160 100.00%
Chad 1 $54,060 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $37,565 100.00%
Panama 1 $60,250 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Professional Resource Management Of The Wiregrass 18 $94,208 90.00%
Seung Kwang Llc 18 $56,296 90.00%
Sejong Alabama Llc 18 $58,820 90.00%
Aluminum Technology Schmid North America Inc 18 $63,982 90.00%
Xenoninfotek Inc 18 $52,859 90.00%
Cigniti Inc 18 $68,297 90.00%
New Flyer Of America Inc 18 $79,237 94.74%
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%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Plant Factory Inc 2 $18,737 100.00%
Sd Walker Nursery Farm Llc 2 $24,045 100.00%
Macario Ramirez 2 $24,461 100.00%
Lindsay Sisk 2 $29,484 100.00%
Liikatchka Plantation 2 $28,434 100.00%
Gofer Fork Farm 2 $30,534 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 10 2 $28,434 100.00%
Boozer Farms Llc 2 $24,648 100.00%
Darryl Miller Nursery 2 $19,635 100.00%
Ford Farms Llc 2 $22,963 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wkw Erbsloeh North America Llc 2 $68,276 28.57%
Caddell Construction Co De Llc 2 $77,761 28.57%
Spire 2 $95,847 28.57%
Lees Kitchen Llc 2 $44,793 28.57%
Kyungshin Cable International Corporation 2 $67,475 28.57%
Southern Communications Services Inc 2 $104,208 33.33%
American Knw Inc 2 $90,699 33.33%
Prime Healthcare Services Gadsden Llc 2 $134,160 33.33%
Matsumoto Us Technologies Inc 2 $76,472 33.33%
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc 2 $93,767 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,132 $55,118 75.53%
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,665 $69,282 89.70%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,059 $149,854 87.67%
Computer Systems Design Services 770 $69,378 91.67%
Offices Of Physicians 580 $116,149 80.11%
Engineering Services 523 $66,339 88.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 462 $142,828 88.51%
Commercial Banking 401 $80,038 92.82%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 399 $53,230 93.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 302 $75,136 86.04%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 172 $24,673 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 125 $27,071 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 97 $27,183 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $25,197 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 73 $27,035 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 53 $25,637 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 53 $26,327 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $25,671 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $26,773 100.00%
Crop Production 35 $25,290 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 975 $19,519 100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 784 $19,554 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 642 $54,810 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 466 $59,122 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 347 $81,558 100.00%
Engineering Services 188 $69,557 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 182 $155,194 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 124 $60,999 91.85%
Aircraft Manufacturing 112 $75,571 90.32%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 95 $74,032 84.82%

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 $73,386. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage