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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 %
Engineers, All Other 103 $58,376 84.43%
Biological Technicians 95 $30,450 80.51%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 95 $70,990 81.20%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 95 $112,008 89.62%
Hospitalists 88 $175,962 84.62%
Chemists 87 $59,385 90.63%
Aerospace Engineers 84 $75,221 88.42%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 70 $72,004 87.50%
Financial Specialists, All Other 69 $65,225 87.34%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $55,307 83.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers 17 $19,053 113.33%
Statisticians 16 $50,786 114.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16 $82,238 114.29%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 16 $39,303 133.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $47,346 133.33%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 15 $49,852 125.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 15 $106,220 125.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 15 $49,204 125.00%
Engineers, All Other 15 $68,009 136.36%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $87,188 136.36%
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 %
Tuscaloosa Nephrology Associates 4 $118,409 100.00%
Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board 4 $147,836 100.00%
Salient Hospitalist Llc 4 $155,355 100.00%
Rural Health Medical Program Inc 4 $165,828 100.00%
Jackson Hospital Clinic 4 $169,546 100.00%
Dothan Hypertension Nephrology Associates 4 $165,688 100.00%
Alabama Cancer Care Llc 4 $176,795 100.00%
Gadsden Hma Physician Management Llc 4 $239,874 100.00%
Southeastern Cardiology Consultants Pc 4 $183,737 100.00%
Nwmc Winfield Physicians Llc 4 $174,959 100.00%
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