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 %
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$32,074	66.67%
Film and Video Editors	2	$33,654	66.67%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2	$32,063	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$37,783	66.67%
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	2	$30,540	66.67%
Archivists	2	$33,800	66.67%
Financial Clerks, All Other	2	$33,083	66.67%
Electronics Engineering Technologists	2	$33,155	66.67%
Radiologic Technologists	2	$42,339	66.67%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	2	$39,177	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Offices Of Chiropractors	2	$51,148	100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$75,463	100.00%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$55,391	100.00%
Machine Shops	2	$56,358	100.00%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	2	$73,507	100.00%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	2	$53,965	100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing	2	$92,986	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	2	$59,072	100.00%
Junior Colleges	2	$34,405	100.00%
Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$47,757	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.