We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Alabama Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
17,834 82.34% $72,264 H-1B
2,891 13.35% $56,904 PERM
805 3.72% $23,427 H-2A
129 0.60% $76,869 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Alabama has seen a total of 21,659 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Alabama is the H-1B visa with 17,834 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.34% of Alabama's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,891 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 13.35% of Alabama's total visas.

Top Occupations in Alabama (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Web Developers 35 $47,985 83.33%
Business Intelligence Analysts 35 $71,982 85.37%
Sales Engineers 35 $71,282 92.11%
Medical and Health Services Managers 34 $69,706 89.47%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 30 $45,805 78.95%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 30 $42,209 81.08%
General and Operations Managers 30 $80,522 83.33%
Industrial Production Managers 30 $83,831 83.33%
Financial Managers 30 $88,736 90.91%
Microbiologists 29 $41,272 90.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $54,601 87.50%
Database Administrators 7 $57,747 87.50%
Financial Managers 7 $87,292 100.00%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 7 $50,502 100.00%
Sales Engineers 7 $69,097 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $60,535 85.71%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $39,497 85.71%
Human Resources Specialists 6 $40,602 85.71%
Financial Analysts 5 $66,327 71.43%
Psychiatrists 5 $98,780 71.43%
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 1,327 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Alabama From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Korea 717 $43,748 48.28%
India 309 $96,678 43.58%
Vietnam 276 $20,479 55.53%
China 197 $28,750 47.36%
Mexico 77 $58,698 40.53%
Canada 54 $80,551 36.73%
Philippines 48 $42,723 37.80%
Pakistan 34 $102,395 36.56%
Brazil 29 $57,747 39.19%
Germany 27 $79,416 41.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
2a Usa Inc 10 $62,654 90.91%
Cmc Americas Inc 10 $63,760 90.91%
Cs Eng Inc 10 $54,019 90.91%
Comtek Global Inc 10 $68,091 90.91%
Rapidit Inc 10 $65,609 90.91%
Alabama Gas Corporation 10 $80,018 90.91%
Steris Corporation 10 $78,874 90.91%
Lee Precision Machine Shop Inc 10 $61,574 90.91%
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies Inc 10 $78,800 90.91%
Hcl America Inc 10 $79,309 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crimson Urgent Care Llc 1 $187,199 33.33%
Purohit Pediatric Clinic Llc 1 $187,200 33.33%
Golden Beauty Supply 1 $17,035 33.33%
Tgl Communications Inc 1 $70,824 33.33%
Birmingham Infectious Diseases Pc 1 $187,200 33.33%
Tr Llc 1 $45,178 33.33%
General Telecom Inc 1 $63,544 33.33%
Mission Mark Llc 1 $27,144 33.33%
Nwmc Winfield Physicians Llc 1 $178,485 33.33%
Henig Furs Inc 1 $57,803 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 25 $25,031 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $26,327 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 20 $22,970 100.00%
Aquaculture 19 $25,737 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 18 $22,729 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 16 $25,121 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 16 $25,119 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 11 $24,153 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $23,464 100.00%
Farm Management Services 8 $23,026 100.00%

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 $72,264. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage