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 %
Physicists 65 $50,165 87.84%
Biological Scientists, All Other 60 $46,634 83.33%
Coaches and Scouts 60 $30,962 85.71%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $54,856 85.71%
Psychiatrists 59 $150,592 85.51%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $51,544 84.06%
Logisticians 57 $51,631 85.07%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 54 $105,040 81.82%
Budget Analysts 53 $48,312 81.54%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $42,297 83.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 13 $73,350 118.18%
Civil Engineers 13 $63,339 118.18%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 12 $21,769 109.09%
Budget Analysts 11 $46,785 110.00%
General and Operations Managers 11 $78,613 110.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $70,634 110.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 11 $20,142 110.00%
Sales Managers 9 $85,395 100.00%
Food Preparation Workers 9 $17,638 100.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $59,952 100.00%
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 %
Taiwan 8 $52,663 44.44%
Russia 8 $64,163 44.44%
Peru 6 $116,249 35.29%
Jamaica 6 $41,069 37.50%
Malaysia 5 $66,027 35.71%
Ghana 5 $54,783 35.71%
Egypt 5 $57,279 38.46%
Iran 5 $57,564 41.67%
Israel 4 $67,382 33.33%
Lebanon 4 $147,851 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Protective Life Corporation 11 $87,806 91.67%
Guidewire Software Inc 11 $91,335 91.67%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 11 $69,514 91.67%
Nektar Therapeutics 11 $80,092 91.67%
Adef Company 11 $76,035 91.67%
Bentley Systems Incorporated 11 $78,314 91.67%
Avocent Huntsville Corp 11 $96,338 91.67%
Universal Lighting Technologies Inc 10 $84,386 83.33%
Softcorp International Inc 10 $72,206 83.33%
The Healthcare Authority Of The City Of Anniston 10 $177,474 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medseek Inc 1 $101,462 25.00%
The Korean Presbyterian Church Of Annistoninc 1 $44,866 25.00%
Korean First Baptist Church 1 $34,965 25.00%
The Cancer Center Of Huntsville Pc 1 $187,199 25.00%
Birmingham Autobody Parts Supply Inc 1 $54,912 25.00%
Generics Bidco I Llc Dba Par Pharmaceutical 1 $93,683 25.00%
Suns Enterprises Inc 1 $24,752 25.00%
Hfi Llc 1 $55,702 25.00%
Xpress Food Mart Inc Dba Gallaria Jet Pep 1 $16,910 25.00%
Oec Of Alabama Inc 1 $20,280 25.00%

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