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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Product Safety Engineers 1 $36,941 100.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 1 $50,814 100.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $44,678 100.00%
Logistics Managers 1 $59,280 100.00%
Community Health Workers 1 $32,698 100.00%
Copy Writers 1 $37,378 100.00%
Survey Researchers 1 $37,699 100.00%
Food Service Managers 1 $42,307 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $51,896 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1 $3,143 100.00%
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 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 %
The Learning Tree Inc 4 $47,371 80.00%
Kyungshin Cable International Corporation 4 $42,931 80.00%
Carefusion Resources Llc 4 $55,676 80.00%
Clanton Hospital Llc 4 $56,300 80.00%
Hanwha Advanced Materials Llc 4 $44,829 80.00%
North American Lighting Inc 4 $47,768 80.00%
Toolcare Us International Llc 4 $51,386 80.00%
Sterling 5 Inc 4 $46,873 80.00%
T Systems Inc 4 $61,214 80.00%
Sc Home Llc 4 $46,509 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $24,460 100.00%
Aquaculture 24 $26,299 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 23 $26,510 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 22 $23,658 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 21 $27,284 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $23,139 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $25,865 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 16 $25,903 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $23,464 100.00%
Farm Management Services 10 $24,317 100.00%

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 $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