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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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 51 $41,196 87.93%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $61,453 86.21%
Materials Engineers 50 $67,885 90.91%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $53,315 94.34%
Cost Estimators 42 $42,068 82.35%
Chemical Engineers 41 $72,190 89.13%
Accountants 40 $44,756 86.96%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $48,443 80.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $49,314 81.82%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 35 $43,902 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Managers 9 $85,395 100.00%
Food Preparation Workers 9 $17,638 112.50%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $59,952 112.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $69,871 100.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 8 $45,599 100.00%
Chief Executives 8 $156,814 100.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,838 100.00%
Coaches and Scouts 7 $36,065 87.50%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $50,344 87.50%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 7 $50,502 87.50%
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 %
Turkmenistan 1 $38,834 50.00%
Singapore 1 $184,704 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $187,200 50.00%
Iraq 1 $110,407 50.00%
Sweden 1 $47,160 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $72,423 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $69,510 50.00%
Panama 1 $83,408 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $68,619 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $17,638 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pediatric Radiology Associates Pc 8 $156,698 88.89%
Pha Body Systems Llc 8 $43,001 88.89%
University Of Montevallo 8 $49,199 88.89%
Hwaseung Automotive Alabama Llc 8 $43,680 88.89%
Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio Inc 8 $49,863 88.89%
Cnc Enterprises Inc 8 $51,425 88.89%
Donghee Alabama Llc 8 $45,497 88.89%
Aia Recycling Corporation 8 $48,404 88.89%
Triloki Inc 8 $41,132 88.89%
Tombigbee Healthcare Authority 8 $43,121 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sprint Corporation 1 $68,245 50.00%
Rxbenefits Inc 1 $99,029 50.00%
Jb Processing Llc 1 $32,926 50.00%
Woojin Plaimm Inc 1 $62,650 50.00%
Lhoist North America Of Alabama Llc 1 $83,387 50.00%
Ti Group Automotive Systems 1 $78,395 50.00%
Command Alkon Incorporated 1 $54,330 50.00%
Durr Systems Inc 1 $64,314 50.00%
Pure Performance 1 $60,570 50.00%
Kpmg Llp 1 $89,274 50.00%

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