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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 %
Alabama Specialty Products Inc 17 $50,936 89.47%
Isolutionsgrp Inc 17 $48,243 89.47%
Hantal Alabama Corporation 17 $52,226 89.47%
Si02 Medical Products Inc 17 $83,681 89.47%
Alabama Providence Healthcare Services 17 $147,333 89.47%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 16 $64,402 84.21%
Ibm Corporation 16 $77,944 84.21%
Tetrasoft Inc 16 $72,314 84.21%
Borbet Alabama Inc 16 $74,403 84.21%
Spartan Solutions Inc 16 $74,383 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oakland Gin Company 2 $29,484 100.00%
Bonnie Plant Ps 2 $18,959 100.00%
Woerner Agribusiness Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Henderson Farms Llc 2 $24,638 100.00%
Saucer Farms Llc 2 $24,939 100.00%
Don A Bullard 2 $29,484 100.00%
Boatwright Farms Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Dadedo Inc 2 $29,484 100.00%
House Farms Llc 2 $29,484 100.00%
Gaines Farm 2 $26,686 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sio2 Medical Products 2 $57,752 33.33%
Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant 2 $40,206 33.33%
Eab Global Inc 2 $72,343 33.33%
Logisall Usa Corp 2 $37,700 33.33%
Hyunnam America Corp 2 $53,383 33.33%
Mt Fuji Japanese Seafood Steakhouse Inc 2 $26,291 33.33%
Becton Dickinson And Company 2 $60,715 33.33%
Hyundai Autoever America Llc 2 $105,820 33.33%
Eovations Llc 2 $90,501 33.33%
Warren Averett Companies Llc 2 $54,413 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 5 $28,084 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 5 $25,468 100.00%
Cotton Farming 5 $26,404 100.00%
Peanut Farming 5 $23,005 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 5 $27,477 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 5 $22,281 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 4 $26,239 80.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 3 $26,610 75.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 3 $27,969 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 3 $29,834 100.00%

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 $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