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 %
Food Service Managers 1 $42,307 100.00%
Water Resource Specialists 1 $44,637 100.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $44,678 100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $46,946 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 1 $47,611 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $48,173 100.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $49,338 100.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 1 $50,565 100.00%
Transportation Planners 1 $50,773 100.00%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 1 $50,939 100.00%
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 %
Siri Infosolutions Inc 7 $64,643 87.50%
Arsenal Insurance Management Llc 7 $66,028 87.50%
Polyplex Usa Llc 7 $83,138 87.50%
Enterprise Electronics Corporation 7 $63,931 87.50%
Ceptua It Inc 7 $82,968 87.50%
Saxon Global Inc 7 $71,074 87.50%
Southern Nuclear Operating Company 7 $78,339 87.50%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 7 $70,821 87.50%
Gambro Renal Products Inc 7 $81,789 87.50%
Command Alkon Incorporated 7 $86,665 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ebsco Industries 1 $51,438 50.00%
Everis Usa 1 $101,920 50.00%
American Sport Fish Hatchery Management Group Llc 1 $41,371 50.00%
Ybm Tech Inc 1 $67,018 50.00%
Flibe Energy Inc 1 $184,704 50.00%
Casa Mexicana Restaurant Inc 1 $18,262 50.00%
Mitternight Boiler Works Inc 1 $66,810 50.00%
End2end Public Safety Llc 1 $70,762 50.00%
Bh Mont Inc 1 $38,438 50.00%
Culbertson Llc 1 $31,075 50.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4 $25,719 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 4 $26,712 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 4 $24,201 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 4 $24,253 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $26,451 75.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods 3 $25,785 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $32,739 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 3 $25,508 100.00%
Cotton Farming 3 $23,428 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $22,620 66.67%

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