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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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $43,148 83.33%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 54 $41,491 90.00%
Materials Engineers 54 $70,053 90.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $53,692 91.23%
Chemical Engineers 45 $72,703 80.36%
Cost Estimators 45 $42,791 86.54%
Medical and Health Services Managers 41 $67,972 83.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $48,727 81.63%
Accountants 40 $44,756 85.11%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $49,929 84.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 9 $39,148 100.00%
Pediatricians, General 9 $126,126 100.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $46,006 100.00%
Financial Managers 9 $82,528 100.00%
Food Preparation Workers 9 $17,638 112.50%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 8 $45,599 100.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $55,307 100.00%
Chief Executives 8 $156,814 100.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $40,838 100.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $69,871 100.00%
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 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 %
Professional Resource Management Of The Wiregrass 18 $94,208 90.00%
Seung Kwang Llc 18 $56,296 90.00%
Sejong Alabama Llc 18 $58,820 90.00%
Aluminum Technology Schmid North America Inc 18 $63,982 90.00%
Xenoninfotek Inc 18 $52,859 90.00%
Cigniti Inc 18 $68,297 90.00%
New Flyer Of America Inc 18 $79,237 94.74%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 17 $67,214 89.47%
Kwangsung America Corporation 17 $39,290 89.47%
Apogee Medical Group Alabama Inc 17 $150,191 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Plant Factory Inc 2 $18,737 100.00%
Sd Walker Nursery Farm Llc 2 $24,045 100.00%
Macario Ramirez 2 $24,461 100.00%
Lindsay Sisk 2 $29,484 100.00%
Liikatchka Plantation 2 $28,434 100.00%
Gofer Fork Farm 2 $30,534 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 10 2 $28,434 100.00%
Boozer Farms Llc 2 $24,648 100.00%
Darryl Miller Nursery 2 $19,635 100.00%
Ford Farms Llc 2 $22,963 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wkw Erbsloeh North America Llc 2 $68,276 28.57%
Caddell Construction Co De Llc 2 $77,761 28.57%
Spire 2 $95,847 28.57%
Lees Kitchen Llc 2 $44,793 28.57%
Kyungshin Cable International Corporation 2 $67,475 28.57%
Southern Communications Services Inc 2 $104,208 33.33%
American Knw Inc 2 $90,699 33.33%
Prime Healthcare Services Gadsden Llc 2 $134,160 33.33%
Matsumoto Us Technologies Inc 2 $76,472 33.33%
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc 2 $93,767 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 10 $28,883 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 9 $23,297 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 8 $27,648 100.00%
Sheep Farming 8 $28,150 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 8 $24,326 100.00%
Potato Farming 8 $27,355 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $26,469 100.00%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 6 $27,324 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 6 $25,997 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 5 $24,706 83.33%

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