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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 %
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 %
University Of South Alabama 139 $63,750 87.42%
Ernst Young Us Llp 131 $69,082 90.97%
Hyundai Power Transformers Usa Inc 129 $46,150 98.47%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 118 $72,739 90.08%
Houston County Healthcare Authority 115 $194,086 89.15%
The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Huntsville 115 $192,842 92.00%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 115 $70,585 93.50%
Troy University 112 $48,396 91.80%
The University Of Alabama In Huntsville 108 $58,217 90.00%
Wipro Limited 106 $69,239 92.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Mobile Aerospace Engineeringinc 29 $46,207 40.28%
Gps It Solutions Llc 28 $78,577 45.90%
University Of South Alabama 28 $56,861 47.46%
The University Of Alabama 28 $38,996 48.28%
My Supply Chain Group Llc 24 $91,977 44.44%
Thyssenkrupp Steel Usa 23 $74,456 43.40%
Hospital Physician Services Southeast Professional 20 $189,018 37.74%
Seungsan Pack America Corporation 19 $66,974 36.54%
Atns Usa Inc 17 $62,104 34.69%
Mercedes Benz Us International Inc 17 $77,895 35.42%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.