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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 %
Biomedical Engineers	25	$70,078	86.21%
Materials Scientists	24	$51,102	82.76%
Environmental Engineers	24	$52,531	82.76%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	24	$53,754	88.89%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	24	$68,978	88.89%
Instructional Coordinators	23	$50,232	85.19%
Marketing Managers	23	$92,675	85.19%
Computer User Support Specialists	23	$54,393	85.19%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$49,524	84.62%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$42,024	84.62%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chemical Engineers	4	$74,989	66.67%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	4	$43,686	66.67%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$46,668	66.67%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$49,770	66.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks	4	$42,500	66.67%
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	4	$22,901	80.00%
Surgeons	4	$164,947	80.00%
Training and Development Specialists	4	$50,430	80.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	4	$34,746	80.00%
Information Security Analysts	4	$79,435	80.00%

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 1,327 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Portugal	2	$39,083	40.00%
Saudi Arabia	2	$55,344	40.00%
Libya	2	$113,200	50.00%
Croatia	2	$79,044	50.00%
Thailand	2	$125,539	50.00%
Albania	2	$65,080	50.00%
Sri Lanka	1	$68,619	25.00%
Uzbekistan	1	$17,638	25.00%
Indonesia	1	$58,822	25.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	1	$187,199	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Reliable Software Resources Inc	19	$58,141	82.61%
Comprehab Llc	19	$77,709	82.61%
Altapointe Health Systems Inc	19	$126,981	86.36%
University Of Alabama In Huntsville	19	$40,970	86.36%
Mobis Alabama Llc	19	$48,158	86.36%
Seohan Auto Usa Corporation	19	$45,209	86.36%
Lotte Chemical Alabama Corp	19	$49,928	86.36%
Hyosung Usa Inc	19	$51,861	86.36%
Alabama Am University	19	$55,825	90.48%
Strategic Resources International Inc	19	$59,707	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Montgomery Baptist Outreach Services Corp	2	$136,687	25.00%
Navigator Development Group Inc	2	$78,156	25.00%
Carefusion Corporation	2	$58,240	25.00%
Kimberly Clark Corporation	2	$89,222	25.00%
Shalin Incroporated	2	$77,147	25.00%
Korean Garden Llc	2	$49,733	28.57%
4108 Restaurant Corp	2	$78,239	28.57%
Tyco Integrated Security Llc	2	$90,792	28.57%
The Boeing Company	2	$99,092	28.57%
Seowoo Law Group Llc	2	$61,360	28.57%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,786	$54,376	77.68%
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,382	$68,622	89.26%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	960	$148,263	87.43%
Computer Systems Design Services	723	$68,576	91.29%
Offices Of Physicians	561	$111,531	80.60%
Engineering Services	478	$64,942	88.52%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	403	$147,914	88.18%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	382	$52,647	92.05%
Commercial Banking	357	$77,710	92.73%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	278	$73,988	85.54%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	130	$23,001	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	73	$25,140	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	65	$24,928	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	62	$24,211	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	46	$25,483	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	40	$23,973	100.00%
Crop Production	35	$25,290	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	34	$22,699	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	30	$24,813	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	25	$23,488	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	420	$57,424	43.12%
Custom Computer Programming Services	334	$80,718	53.35%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	176	$154,462	31.21%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	118	$60,699	28.10%
Full Service Restaurants	80	$21,689	23.95%
Computer Systems Design Services	61	$78,396	34.27%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	59	$42,102	33.52%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	37	$48,824	27.61%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	31	$83,624	26.27%
Other Computer Related Services	27	$68,100	24.32%

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.