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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 %
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 %
Binary Computer Intl Corp 6 $70,179 85.71%
Star Aviation Inc 6 $74,807 85.71%
Sprint Corporation 6 $69,014 85.71%
Ard Logistics Alabama Llc 6 $72,384 85.71%
Msid Us Inc 6 $76,846 85.71%
Electricfil Corporation 6 $65,194 85.71%
Cyberthink Inc 6 $75,493 85.71%
Pds Tech Inc 6 $92,144 85.71%
Xtracit Inc 6 $70,779 85.71%
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Inc 6 $66,404 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Courts 1 $35,318 50.00%
All Other Personal Services 1 $50,981 50.00%
Home Centers 1 $86,674 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $75,733 50.00%
Beauty Salons 1 $35,090 50.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $50,606 50.00%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 1 $85,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation 1 $65,603 50.00%
General Automotive Repair 1 $73,299 50.00%
Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Hydronics Merchant Wholesalers 1 $50,315 50.00%
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