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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 %
Costa Rica 3 $77,590 42.86%
Bahamas 2 $84,515 33.33%
Guatemala 2 $37,856 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $125,715 33.33%
Nigeria 2 $42,251 33.33%
Serbia 2 $92,550 33.33%
Jordan 2 $125,690 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $72,374 33.33%
Portugal 2 $39,083 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shoals Primary Care Llc 10 $121,695 83.33%
Alabama A M University 10 $51,815 83.33%
Vajrasoft Llc 10 $63,180 90.91%
Arcadis Us Inc 10 $71,887 90.91%
The Tombigbee Healthcare Authority 10 $41,525 90.91%
Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc 10 $81,919 90.91%
Vst Consulting Inc 10 $64,076 90.91%
Ezenius Inc 10 $64,663 90.91%
Technosoft Corporation 10 $74,766 90.91%
Lt Technology Services Limited 10 $65,874 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dayk Enterprises Inc 1 $16,744 33.33%
Oncology Specialties Pc 1 $187,200 33.33%
Rchp Florencellc Dba Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospti 1 $87,048 33.33%
Imc Diagnostic And Medical Clinic Pc 1 $136,739 33.33%
Marion Military Institute 1 $42,190 33.33%
Eads Casa Na 1 $105,664 33.33%
Ko Am Industrial Services Llc 1 $104,978 33.33%
Colbert County Nw Al Healthcare Authority 1 $187,199 33.33%
Crestwood Physcian Services Llc 1 $123,427 33.33%
Gadsden Hma Physician Management Llc 1 $150,114 33.33%

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