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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 %
Actuaries 3 $76,696 100.00%
Auditors 3 $58,961 100.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 3 $61,416 100.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 3 $78,007 100.00%
Radiologists 3 $94,756 100.00%
Managers, All Other 3 $93,253 100.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2 $18,376 66.67%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 2 $31,627 66.67%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 2 $26,697 66.67%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2 $23,858 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Underwriters 1 $50,336 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 %
Southern Research Institute 19 $54,533 90.48%
Nic Info Tek Inc 19 $60,597 90.48%
Mphasis Corporation 19 $63,893 90.48%
Ibm India Private Limited 19 $60,794 90.48%
Brose North America Inc 19 $68,464 90.48%
System Soft Technologies Llc 19 $71,386 90.48%
Vsp Llc 18 $58,330 85.71%
Unify Systems Inc 18 $45,427 85.71%
Gyunglim Usa Inc 18 $47,726 90.00%
Professional Resource Management Of The Wiregrass 18 $94,208 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hl Academy Inc 2 $60,133 28.57%
111 Industries Inc 2 $69,264 28.57%
Sammy Enterprises Inc 2 $21,258 28.57%
Providence Hospital 2 $135,803 28.57%
Wkw Erbsloeh North America Llc 2 $68,276 28.57%
Caddell Construction Co De Llc 2 $77,761 28.57%
Protective Life Insurance Company 2 $90,574 28.57%
Thnkry Inc 2 $33,124 28.57%
Geocue Corporation 2 $64,605 28.57%
The Atlantic Group Llc 2 $74,027 28.57%

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