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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 %
Software Developers, Applications 2,150 $74,700 88.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,159 $65,126 90.62%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 792 $156,481 81.73%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 717 $85,619 75.71%
Computer Programmers 629 $57,651 86.40%
Mechanical Engineers 532 $68,656 74.82%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 511 $46,219 83.36%
Internists, General 504 $80,723 84.14%
Industrial Engineers 404 $65,122 87.07%
Computer Occupations, All Other 402 $72,103 92.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 249 $24,131 241.75%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 124 $24,563 206.67%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 111 $25,120 198.21%
Nursery Workers 88 $24,267 176.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 55 $24,321 112.24%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 9 $26,229 20.00%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 4 $26,510 11.11%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3 $31,963 9.68%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 3 $24,745 10.71%
Farm Labor Contractors 1 $24,939 3.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 627 $19,945 74.29%
Software Developers, Applications 192 $83,984 24.49%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 113 $17,616 35.87%
Mechanical Engineers 99 $70,175 39.29%
Industrial Engineers 89 $64,798 61.81%
Internists, General 81 $171,219 61.83%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 55 $155,551 91.67%
Computer Systems Analysts 52 $83,284 88.14%
Accountants and Auditors 47 $52,805 106.82%
Electrical Engineers 36 $79,512 90.00%
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 %
Cambodia 21 $18,388 33.87%
Nepal 19 $49,066 32.76%
United Kingdom 16 $69,235 37.21%
Spain 14 $79,105 45.16%
Bangladesh 13 $35,841 41.94%
South Africa 11 $79,138 39.29%
Turkey 10 $68,841 38.46%
Colombia 9 $81,921 45.00%
France 9 $72,782 50.00%
Australia 8 $66,268 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The University Of Alabama At Birmingham 893 $63,164 71.61%
The Univ Of Ala At Birmingham Uab 846 $47,474 71.51%
Auburn University 478 $54,035 77.98%
The University Of Alabama 477 $51,881 80.71%
Slk America Inc 259 $70,395 77.54%
University Of Alabama Health Services Foundation Pc 252 $86,204 90.32%
Regions Bank 200 $77,526 88.11%
Univ Of Ala Health Services Foundation Uahsf 168 $82,098 81.95%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 159 $61,931 88.33%
Intergraph Corporation 141 $68,734 87.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Alabama 122 $52,551 19.00%
Joon Llc Dba Ajin Usa 72 $55,857 22.71%
Smart Alabama Llc 59 $55,225 23.41%
Health Care Authority Of The City Of Huntsville 53 $178,378 21.63%
Sja Inc 48 $53,977 30.19%
Outokumpu Stainless Usa Llc 42 $76,231 34.43%
Wiz Tech Inc 41 $31,203 33.88%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama 36 $87,552 35.29%
Seohan Auto Usa Corporation 33 $52,138 35.87%
Regions Bank 30 $84,550 37.04%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 8 $24,326 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $21,529 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 6 $26,686 100.00%
Peanut Farming 5 $23,005 83.33%
Wholesale Trade 5 $24,706 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 5 $25,264 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 5 $22,281 100.00%
Potato Farming 5 $25,447 100.00%
Sheep Farming 4 $26,816 80.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 4 $26,239 100.00%

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