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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 %
Borbet Alabama Inc	16	$74,403	84.21%
Spartan Solutions Inc	16	$74,383	88.89%
Infobeans Inc	15	$70,329	83.33%
New Flyer Of America Inc	15	$77,957	83.33%
Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology	15	$58,439	83.33%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc Hmma	15	$55,224	83.33%
Hudson Alpha Institute For Biotechnology	15	$47,933	88.24%
Atns Usa Inc	15	$60,546	88.24%
Halla Climate Systems Alabama Corporation	15	$56,368	88.24%
Hanwha Advanced Materials America Llc	15	$50,157	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rausch Pausch Lp	2	$60,154	33.33%
American Knw Inc	2	$90,699	33.33%
Southern Communications Services Inc	2	$104,208	33.33%
Kyungshin Cable International Corporation	2	$67,475	33.33%
Logisall Usa Corp	2	$37,700	33.33%
Eab Global Inc	2	$72,343	33.33%
Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant	2	$40,206	33.33%
Hyunnam America Corp	2	$53,383	33.33%
Sio2 Medical Products	2	$57,752	33.33%
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc	2	$93,767	33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Except Bulk Stations And Terminals	2	$90,054	66.67%
Museums	2	$33,800	66.67%
Emergency And Other Relief Services	2	$111,759	66.67%
Consumer Lending	2	$106,371	100.00%
Automobile Dealers	2	$42,266	100.00%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$89,284	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$80,361	100.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$73,882	100.00%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing	2	$78,520	100.00%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	2	$95,025	100.00%

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 $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.