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
19,324 81.55% $73,386 H-1B
3,158 13.33% $55,963 PERM
1,065 4.49% $25,084 H-2A
150 0.63% $79,141 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Alabama has seen a total of 23,697 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alabama is the H-1B visa with 19,324 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.55% of Alabama's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 3,158 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 13.33% of Alabama's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alabama (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 136 $55,039 82.42%
Database Administrators 133 $67,690 80.61%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 129 $42,335 85.43%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 128 $40,243 84.77%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 124 $58,677 84.93%
Operations Research Analysts 123 $65,347 84.25%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 123 $43,270 85.42%
Civil Engineers 119 $63,188 88.81%
Financial Analysts 112 $59,029 86.82%
Pediatricians, General 107 $127,171 86.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 21 $42,914 110.53%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20 $42,046 111.11%
Cooks, Restaurant 20 $19,483 111.11%
Management Analysts 20 $54,801 111.11%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $72,615 105.56%
Logisticians 18 $51,265 105.88%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 18 $70,454 105.88%
Family and General Practitioners 18 $122,073 112.50%
Materials Engineers 18 $68,518 120.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 18 $56,292 120.00%
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 216 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Alabama From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Korea 767 $44,637 47.94%
Vietnam 402 $20,793 52.41%
India 334 $96,533 46.98%
China 206 $29,462 47.03%
Mexico 85 $60,403 40.67%
Canada 58 $81,440 39.46%
Philippines 48 $42,723 36.36%
Pakistan 38 $99,115 40.43%
Brazil 37 $61,477 44.58%
Germany 27 $79,416 36.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hanwha Lc Alabama Llc 5 $42,282 83.33%
Silla America Inc 5 $51,051 83.33%
Komos Automotive America Inc 5 $40,839 83.33%
Hwaseung Automotive America Holdings Inc 5 $42,299 83.33%
Dragonfly Athletics Llc 5 $64,314 83.33%
Alabama School Of Mathematics And Science 5 $48,463 83.33%
Ckp Llp 5 $54,796 83.33%
Yan Trading Inc 5 $47,045 83.33%
Global Usa Inc 5 $51,929 83.33%
Datagama Inc 5 $42,557 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Courts 1 $35,318 50.00%
All Other Personal Services 1 $50,981 50.00%
Home Centers 1 $86,674 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $75,733 50.00%
Beauty Salons 1 $35,090 50.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $50,606 50.00%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 1 $85,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 1 $65,603 50.00%
General Automotive Repair 1 $73,299 50.00%
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers 1 $50,315 50.00%
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 $73,386. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage