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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 %
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2 $47,608 100.00%
Logistics Analysts 2 $49,619 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 2 $54,715 100.00%
Producers and Directors 2 $55,515 100.00%
Search Marketing Strategists 2 $63,867 100.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 2 $59,696 100.00%
Biostatisticians 2 $59,093 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 2 $61,027 100.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 2 $58,261 100.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $59,460 100.00%
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 %
Cambodia 21 $18,388 33.87%
Nepal 19 $49,066 32.76%
United Kingdom 16 $69,235 37.21%
Spain 14 $79,105 45.16%
Bangladesh 13 $35,841 41.94%
South Africa 11 $79,138 39.29%
Turkey 10 $68,841 38.46%
Colombia 9 $81,921 45.00%
France 9 $72,782 50.00%
Australia 8 $66,268 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seung Kwang Llc 18 $56,296 90.00%
Aluminum Technology Schmid North America Inc 18 $63,982 90.00%
Xenoninfotek Inc 18 $52,859 90.00%
Gestamp Alabama Llc 18 $74,885 90.00%
Cigniti Inc 18 $68,297 90.00%
Hospital Medicine Associates Llc 18 $134,580 90.00%
Southern Research Institute Sri 18 $48,808 94.74%
Imc Diagnostic And Medical Clinic Llc 18 $177,888 94.74%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional Corporation 18 $175,963 94.74%
Ecm Health Group Llc 18 $172,465 94.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Faulkner University 2 $51,975 28.57%
Nalara Alabama Llc 2 $59,769 28.57%
Lees Kitchen Llc 2 $44,793 33.33%
Spire 2 $95,847 33.33%
Alabama Providence Healthcare Services 2 $200,117 33.33%
Nrtc Alabama Inc 2 $40,872 33.33%
Innotive Tech Inc 2 $45,854 33.33%
Greenscape Contractors Sod Farms Llc 2 $22,402 33.33%
Zf Chassis Systems Tuscaloosa Llc 2 $76,690 33.33%
Ingenics Corporation 2 $69,763 33.33%

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