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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 %
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 %
Reliable Software Resources Inc	19	$58,141	82.61%
Comprehab Llc	19	$77,709	82.61%
Altapointe Health Systems Inc	19	$126,981	86.36%
University Of Alabama In Huntsville	19	$40,970	86.36%
Mobis Alabama Llc	19	$48,158	86.36%
Seohan Auto Usa Corporation	19	$45,209	86.36%
Lotte Chemical Alabama Corp	19	$49,928	86.36%
Hyosung Usa Inc	19	$51,861	86.36%
Alabama Am University	19	$55,825	90.48%
Strategic Resources International Inc	19	$59,707	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Montgomery Baptist Outreach Services Corp	2	$136,687	25.00%
Navigator Development Group Inc	2	$78,156	25.00%
Carefusion Corporation	2	$58,240	25.00%
Kimberly Clark Corporation	2	$89,222	25.00%
Shalin Incroporated	2	$77,147	25.00%
Korean Garden Llc	2	$49,733	28.57%
4108 Restaurant Corp	2	$78,239	28.57%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc	2	$90,792	28.57%
The Boeing Company	2	$99,092	28.57%
Seowoo Law Group Llc	2	$61,360	28.57%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	246	$68,053	87.23%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	201	$72,450	97.57%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	189	$63,507	95.45%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	159	$62,682	90.86%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	136	$47,821	90.67%
Management Consulting Services	119	$69,885	81.51%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	109	$81,091	77.30%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	108	$88,826	89.26%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	97	$79,820	80.83%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	90	$59,275	81.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	25	$25,031	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	22	$26,327	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	20	$22,970	100.00%
Aquaculture	19	$25,737	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	18	$22,729	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	16	$25,121	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	16	$25,119	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	11	$24,153	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$23,464	100.00%
Farm Management Services	8	$23,026	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	24	$53,012	25.53%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	22	$61,832	23.66%
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing	22	$66,084	23.66%
Steel Product Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	21	$54,320	22.83%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	19	$82,209	23.75%
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing	18	$59,797	23.38%
Folding Paperboard Box Manufacturing	13	$66,797	20.31%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	12	$74,339	19.67%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	11	$69,330	18.64%
Employment Services	10	$53,229	18.18%

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.