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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 %
Taiwan 8 $52,663 44.44%
Russia 8 $64,163 44.44%
Peru 6 $116,249 35.29%
Jamaica 6 $41,069 37.50%
Malaysia 5 $66,027 35.71%
Ghana 5 $54,783 35.71%
Egypt 5 $57,279 38.46%
Iran 5 $57,564 41.67%
Israel 4 $67,382 33.33%
Lebanon 4 $147,851 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Carousel Ii Llc 8 $61,212 88.89%
It Resources Inc 8 $66,799 88.89%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc 8 $68,242 88.89%
Curse Inc 8 $72,719 100.00%
Hi Tec Professional Solutions Inc 8 $73,889 100.00%
Orpine Inc 8 $72,779 100.00%
Erp Analysts Inc 7 $86,573 87.50%
Daxko Llc 7 $72,367 87.50%
Central Alabama Community College 7 $25,542 87.50%
Daeil Usa Corporation 7 $42,789 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Number One Properties Llc 1 $37,357 50.00%
Shelby Obgyn Pc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Prime Healthcare Servicesgadsden Llc 1 $47,674 50.00%
Crusher Works 1 $119,662 50.00%
Ali Corporation 1 $41,080 50.00%
Tennessee River Steel Llc 1 $58,781 50.00%
Forestdale Chevron Llc 1 $53,227 50.00%
Dsh Investments Llc 1 $58,698 50.00%
Microarrays Inc 1 $36,442 50.00%
Oral Arts Dental Laboratories 1 $39,000 50.00%

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