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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 %
Sales Engineers	38	$73,427	86.36%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	35	$43,902	83.33%
Business Intelligence Analysts	35	$71,982	85.37%
Web Developers	35	$47,985	85.37%
General and Operations Managers	35	$81,477	87.50%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	34	$47,559	87.18%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	33	$47,896	86.84%
Industrial Production Managers	31	$84,257	81.58%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	30	$65,463	81.08%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	30	$42,209	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	7	$50,502	87.50%
Coaches and Scouts	7	$36,065	87.50%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$50,344	87.50%
Sales Engineers	7	$69,097	87.50%
Database Administrators	7	$57,747	87.50%
Human Resources Specialists	6	$40,602	85.71%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$39,497	85.71%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	6	$60,133	85.71%
Financial Analysts	6	$69,354	85.71%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$60,535	85.71%

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 %
Nic Info Tek Inc	19	$60,597	90.48%
Ibm India Private Limited	19	$60,794	90.48%
Gestamp Alabama Llc	19	$75,081	90.48%
Brose North America Inc	19	$68,464	90.48%
Danieli Taranis Llc	19	$86,018	90.48%
Southern Research Institute Sri	18	$48,808	85.71%
Hudsonalpha Institute For Biotechnology	18	$57,414	85.71%
Gfa Alabama Inc	18	$54,234	85.71%
Unify Systems Inc	18	$45,427	85.71%
Gyunglim Usa Inc	18	$47,726	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Thornton Farms	2	$30,534	100.00%
D Bar Farms Llc	2	$26,686	100.00%
Parkman Land And Cattle Inc	2	$30,534	100.00%
Louallen Farms	2	$27,737	100.00%
Clanton Farms Llc	2	$24,939	100.00%
B W Quality Growers Llc	2	$20,667	100.00%
Roy M Green Incmagnolia Ranchroy M Greene	2	$9,000	100.00%
Johnston Cattle Co Llc	2	$29,484	100.00%
Boozer Farms	2	$26,842	100.00%
Producers Gin Company Llc	2	$24,752	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nalara Alabama Llc	2	$59,769	28.57%
The Atlantic Group Llc	2	$74,027	28.57%
Providence Hospital	2	$135,803	28.57%
Sammy Enterprises Inc	2	$21,258	28.57%
111 Industries Inc	2	$69,264	28.57%
Seowoo Law Group Llc	2	$61,360	28.57%
Hl Academy Inc	2	$60,133	28.57%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc	2	$90,792	28.57%
The Boeing Company	2	$99,092	28.57%
Thnkry Inc	2	$33,124	28.57%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	4,132	$55,118	75.53%
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,665	$69,282	89.70%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,059	$149,854	87.67%
Computer Systems Design Services	770	$69,378	91.67%
Offices Of Physicians	580	$116,149	80.11%
Engineering Services	523	$66,339	88.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	462	$142,828	88.51%
Commercial Banking	401	$80,038	92.82%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	399	$53,230	93.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	302	$75,136	86.04%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	172	$24,673	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	125	$27,071	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	97	$27,183	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	74	$25,197	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	73	$27,035	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	53	$25,637	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	53	$26,327	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	42	$25,671	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	38	$26,773	100.00%
Crop Production	35	$25,290	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	975	$19,519	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	784	$19,554	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	642	$54,810	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	466	$59,122	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	347	$81,558	100.00%
Engineering Services	188	$69,557	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	182	$155,194	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	124	$60,999	91.85%
Aircraft Manufacturing	112	$75,571	90.32%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	95	$74,032	84.82%

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.