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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 %
Auburn University At Montgomery 111 $50,895 94.87%
Wipro Limited 109 $69,435 93.16%
Adtran Inc 105 $79,826 92.11%
Tuskegee University 96 $52,846 93.20%
Lucent It Solutions Llc 94 $62,870 94.00%
Usa Healthcare Management Llc 93 $130,661 98.94%
Shipt Inc 89 $90,147 98.89%
Accenture Llp 88 $72,531 97.78%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 81 $64,250 91.01%
Professional Resource Management Of Wiregrass Llc 79 $61,457 96.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Driskell Cotton Farms 10 $23,254 100.00%
Tom Dodd Nurseries Inc 10 $24,490 100.00%
Lakeview Services Llc 9 $27,606 100.00%
Hd Catfish Farm Inc 9 $25,311 100.00%
Larry Scott Penton 9 $26,377 100.00%
Colby Willoughby Farms 8 $25,618 100.00%
Autauga Farming Company Inc 8 $26,465 100.00%
Tas Inc 8 $27,513 100.00%
Bonnie Plants 8 $19,830 100.00%
5 Lock Gin Warehouse Llc 8 $29,073 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atns Usa Inc 17 $62,104 33.33%
Autocar Llc 15 $92,831 34.88%
Hanwha Advanced Materials America Llc 15 $55,511 35.71%
Crc Transport Llc 15 $42,106 35.71%
University Of North Alabama 14 $56,212 35.00%
Mentor Graphics Corporation 14 $90,074 35.90%
Gfa Alabama Inc 13 $46,611 33.33%
Posco Aapc Llc 13 $43,822 34.21%
Hyundai Steel America Inc 12 $58,840 31.58%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc 11 $61,400 29.73%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading 2 $68,734 66.67%
Horses And Other Equine Production 2 $37,627 66.67%
Other Metal Valve And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 2 $139,776 66.67%
Emergency And Other Relief Services 2 $111,759 66.67%
Automobile Dealers 2 $42,266 66.67%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 2 $92,986 66.67%
Consumer Lending 2 $106,371 66.67%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 2 $59,322 66.67%
Coal Mining 2 $127,400 66.67%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 2 $95,025 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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