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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 %
Yesol Corp	15	$48,987	88.24%
Samford University	15	$56,179	88.24%
Sejong Alabama Llc	15	$57,274	88.24%
Ibm Corporation	15	$76,898	88.24%
Aux Systems Inc	15	$66,731	88.24%
Danieli Taranis Llc	15	$83,212	88.24%
Citw Inc	15	$73,944	88.24%
Montgomery Kidney Specialist Llp	15	$199,962	88.24%
Valley Head Clinic Llc	14	$160,175	82.35%
Ebz Systec Inc	14	$79,915	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Matsumoto Us Technologies Inc	2	$76,472	33.33%
Prime Healthcare Services Gadsden Llc	2	$134,160	33.33%
Eovations Llc	2	$90,501	33.33%
Becton Dickinson And Company	2	$60,715	33.33%
Hyundai Autoever America Llc	2	$105,820	33.33%
Mt Fuji Japanese Seafood Steakhouse Inc	2	$26,291	33.33%
Greene County Hosptial And Nursing Home	2	$36,982	40.00%
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center	2	$200,502	40.00%
Silver Coin Inc	2	$55,806	40.00%
Mesa Solutions Inc	2	$69,784	40.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Except Bulk Stations And Terminals	2	$90,054	66.67%
Museums	2	$33,800	66.67%
Emergency And Other Relief Services	2	$111,759	66.67%
Consumer Lending	2	$106,371	100.00%
Automobile Dealers	2	$42,266	100.00%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$89,284	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$80,361	100.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$73,882	100.00%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing	2	$78,520	100.00%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	2	$95,025	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.