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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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 95 $70,990 81.90%
Biological Technicians 94 $30,343 88.68%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 93 $41,215 91.18%
Chemists 90 $59,311 89.11%
Hospitalists 88 $175,962 92.63%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 70 $104,113 80.46%
Financial Specialists, All Other 68 $65,276 86.08%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 67 $70,819 85.90%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 66 $73,777 86.84%
Aerospace Engineers 66 $71,804 86.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 16 $39,303 133.33%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16 $82,238 133.33%
Statisticians 16 $50,786 133.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $47,077 125.00%
Engineers, All Other 15 $68,009 125.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 15 $106,220 136.36%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 15 $49,204 136.36%
Home Health Aides 14 $17,600 127.27%
Computer User Support Specialists 14 $54,135 127.27%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 14 $49,757 127.27%
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 %
Georgia 1 $64,870 100.00%
Denmark 1 $187,200 100.00%
Lithuania 1 $68,994 100.00%
Yemen 1 $208,000 100.00%

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