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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 %
University Of Alabama At Birmingham 78 $65,425 96.30%
Devansh Lab Werks Inc 74 $72,073 92.50%
Infosys Limited 74 $68,293 92.50%
Capgemini America Inc 72 $77,352 93.51%
Alabama State University 71 $52,437 94.67%
The Univ Of Alabama At Birmingham 69 $58,100 93.24%
Usa Healthcare Mangement Llc 66 $129,482 91.67%
Mando America Corporation 65 $44,406 91.55%
Comprehab Inc 63 $60,761 88.73%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 62 $77,602 87.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Martins Nursery Inc 8 $25,106 100.00%
Sandy Bay Oyster Company 8 $26,842 100.00%
Moravec St Elmo Farms 8 $26,629 100.00%
Milstead Farm Group Inc 8 $25,389 100.00%
Plantation Tree Company Inc 8 $24,965 100.00%
The Plant Factory 8 $24,519 100.00%
Jeremy Calvert 8 $26,294 100.00%
Bryant Nursery Inc 8 $22,863 100.00%
Scotts Orchard 8 $24,427 100.00%
Vernon Keith Evans 8 $27,664 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hubbell Power Systems Inc 11 $74,986 30.56%
Hanil E Hwa Interior Systems Alabamallc 11 $74,472 31.43%
Saehaesung Alabama Inc 11 $56,898 32.35%
Alabama Lawn Masters 11 $21,715 33.33%
National Healthcare Corporation 11 $21,693 33.33%
Computer Technology Solutions Inc 10 $82,928 30.30%
Hh Health System Morgan Llc 10 $147,800 31.25%
Jcs Systems Inc 10 $58,929 32.26%
Iljin Alabama Corporation Inc 10 $63,199 32.26%
Nemak Usa Inc 9 $14,661,097 29.03%

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