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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 %
Physicists 66 $50,484 85.71%
Coaches and Scouts 65 $31,960 84.42%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 64 $73,709 83.12%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $51,986 82.89%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 61 $107,402 81.33%
Biological Scientists, All Other 61 $46,626 84.72%
Psychiatrists 58 $150,697 80.56%
Logisticians 58 $51,858 84.06%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $63,981 86.57%
Budget Analysts 56 $49,282 83.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer User Support Specialists 14 $54,135 127.27%
Home Health Aides 14 $17,600 127.27%
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 $46,785 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 11 $78,613 110.00%
Purchasing Managers 10 $78,503 100.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,799 111.11%
Sales Managers 10 $90,243 111.11%
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 %
Guatemala 2 $37,856 40.00%
Portugal 2 $39,083 40.00%
Serbia 2 $92,550 40.00%
Libya 2 $113,200 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 50.00%
Thailand 2 $125,539 50.00%
Jordan 2 $125,690 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $64,870 25.00%
Armenia 1 $22,460 25.00%
Poland 1 $62,774 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nalara Alabama Llc 3 $43,909 75.00%
Childrens Of Alabama 3 $50,717 75.00%
Seohan Ntn Driveshaft Usa Corporation 3 $38,771 75.00%
Hale County Hospital 3 $35,984 75.00%
Conexus Medstaff Llc 3 $35,318 75.00%
Korens Usa Inc 3 $47,951 75.00%
Jt Holdings Inc 3 $45,392 75.00%
Lotte Chemical Alabama Corporation 3 $41,315 75.00%
3d Performance Training Inc 3 $37,267 75.00%
Highlands United Methodist Church 3 $38,224 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,132 $55,118 75.53%
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,665 $69,282 89.70%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,059 $149,854 87.67%
Computer Systems Design Services 770 $69,378 91.67%
Offices Of Physicians 580 $116,149 80.11%
Engineering Services 523 $66,339 88.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 462 $142,828 88.51%
Commercial Banking 401 $80,038 92.82%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 399 $53,230 93.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 302 $75,136 86.04%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 172 $24,673 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 125 $27,071 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 97 $27,183 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $25,197 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 73 $27,035 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 53 $25,637 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 53 $26,327 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $25,671 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $26,773 100.00%
Crop Production 35 $25,290 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 975 $19,519 100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 784 $19,554 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 642 $54,810 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 466 $59,122 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 347 $81,558 100.00%
Engineering Services 188 $69,557 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 182 $155,194 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 124 $60,999 91.85%
Aircraft Manufacturing 112 $75,571 90.32%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 95 $74,032 84.82%

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