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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 %
Moldova 4 $71,687 36.36%
Israel 4 $67,382 36.36%
United States Of America 3 $47,403 33.33%
Costa Rica 3 $77,590 37.50%
Ukraine 3 $67,771 37.50%
Honduras 3 $61,206 37.50%
Japan 3 $37,010 42.86%
Chile 3 $111,869 42.86%
Romania 3 $42,788 42.86%
Kenya 3 $83,298 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Network Services International Inc 7 $83,060 100.00%
Numero Data Llc 7 $74,645 100.00%
Kbr Inc 7 $82,708 100.00%
Dalton Smith Construction Llc 7 $90,239 100.00%
Merastar Insurance Company 7 $92,727 100.00%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 7 $85,628 100.00%
Crestwood Physician Services Llc 7 $120,141 100.00%
Kony Services Inc 7 $83,398 100.00%
Miles College 7 $55,295 100.00%
Pulmonary And Sleep Associates Of Huntsville Pc 7 $200,743 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alphapetinc 1 $89,378 50.00%
Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions Llc 1 $84,178 50.00%
Marion Regional Medical Center Inc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Sio2 Medical Products Inc 1 $54,538 50.00%
At Logistics Inc 1 $34,008 50.00%
Dalton Smith Construction Llc 1 $105,539 50.00%
Power Grid Engineering 1 $106,704 50.00%
Inco Group Llc 1 $90,459 50.00%
Brewton Food Mart Inc 1 $41,954 50.00%
Spoc Grid 1 $150,925 50.00%

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