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 %
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 %
Cyberthink Inc 6 $75,493 85.71%
Pds Tech Inc 6 $92,144 85.71%
Xtracit Inc 6 $70,779 85.71%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Inc 6 $66,404 85.71%
Siemens Energy Inc 6 $83,517 85.71%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 6 $65,724 85.71%
Am Logic Corporation 6 $71,788 85.71%
North American Bus Industries Inc 6 $66,075 85.71%
Svam International Inc 6 $72,086 85.71%
Vel True Technologies Llc 6 $73,486 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

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%

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