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 %
Statisticians 132 $54,709 83.54%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 129 $59,781 84.87%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 124 $42,127 82.12%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 116 $43,218 84.67%
Operations Research Analysts 112 $64,162 82.96%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 108 $59,047 82.44%
Financial Analysts 108 $58,023 85.04%
Civil Engineers 108 $62,187 87.10%
Pediatricians, General 107 $127,171 86.99%
Engineers, All Other 103 $58,376 87.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 20 $41,558 105.26%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $72,615 105.56%
Logisticians 18 $51,265 100.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 18 $56,292 105.88%
Family and General Practitioners 18 $122,073 105.88%
Management Analysts 18 $54,139 112.50%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 17 $67,552 113.33%
Materials Engineers 17 $69,429 130.77%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 17 $42,788 130.77%
Helpers--Production Workers 17 $19,053 130.77%
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 %
Costa Rica 3 $77,590 42.86%
Bahamas 2 $84,515 33.33%
Guatemala 2 $37,856 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $125,715 33.33%
Nigeria 2 $42,251 33.33%
Serbia 2 $92,550 33.33%
Jordan 2 $125,690 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $72,374 33.33%
Portugal 2 $39,083 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Communications Services Inc 8 $91,596 88.89%
Rchp Florence Llc 8 $124,124 88.89%
Department Of Veteran Affairs 8 $178,565 88.89%
Quality Of Life Health Services Inc 8 $116,420 88.89%
Baptist Health Center Inc 8 $195,706 88.89%
Econsultants Inc 8 $64,952 88.89%
Greenville Clinic Corporation 8 $153,616 88.89%
Imc Diagnostic And Medical Clinic Pc 8 $171,737 88.89%
Metro Infectious Disease Consultants Llc 8 $178,216 88.89%
City Of Huntsville Utilities 8 $107,162 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Essen Inc 1 $72,322 33.33%
Selma Pediatrics Pc 1 $55,910 33.33%
Grace Media Management Llc 1 $54,413 33.33%
Thompson Engineering 1 $54,933 33.33%
Vestavia Fuel Inc 1 $39,520 50.00%
Sushi Hero Llc 1 $44,866 50.00%
Southern Alabama Area Health Education Center 1 $43,722 50.00%
Smith Industries Inc 1 $63,107 50.00%
Ti Group Automotive Systems Llc 1 $58,552 50.00%
Saman1 Llc 1 $41,579 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