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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 %
Software Developers, Applications 2,146 $74,654 88.06%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,159 $65,127 90.55%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 782 $157,263 74.55%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 746 $84,489 78.78%
Computer Programmers 628 $57,634 74.67%
Mechanical Engineers 591 $70,214 83.12%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 556 $47,678 83.48%
Internists, General 503 $80,767 82.06%
Industrial Engineers 445 $66,307 86.58%
Computer Occupations, All Other 402 $72,103 92.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 749 $20,127 88.74%
Software Developers, Applications 192 $83,984 24.49%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 113 $17,616 23.89%
Mechanical Engineers 106 $71,066 33.65%
Industrial Engineers 95 $64,891 64.63%
Internists, General 81 $171,219 57.86%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 55 $155,551 91.67%
Computer Systems Analysts 52 $83,284 88.14%
Accountants and Auditors 52 $53,729 118.18%
Electrical Engineers 37 $79,243 88.10%
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 %
Guatemala 2 $37,856 40.00%
Portugal 2 $39,083 40.00%
Serbia 2 $92,550 40.00%
Libya 2 $113,200 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $55,344 50.00%
Thailand 2 $125,539 50.00%
Jordan 2 $125,690 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $64,870 25.00%
Armenia 1 $22,460 25.00%
Poland 1 $62,774 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aux Systems Inc 15 $66,731 88.24%
Hcl America Inc 15 $77,640 88.24%
Infobeans Inc 15 $70,329 88.24%
Montgomery Kidney Specialist Llp 15 $199,962 88.24%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 14 $72,234 82.35%
Mantrust Llc 14 $63,803 87.50%
Vaughan Regional Medical Center 14 $38,988 87.50%
Dongwon Autopart Technology Inc 14 $45,045 87.50%
Community Hospital Inc 14 $132,289 87.50%
Southern Research Institute 14 $55,658 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seales Nursery Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Elul Llc 1 $30,534 100.00%
Rambo 1 Llc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Ellis Farms 1 $22,776 100.00%
Everglades Planting Llc 1 $24,565 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 83 1 1 $176 100.00%
Gary N Daly 1 $30,534 100.00%
Reeder Cattle Company 1 $28,434 100.00%
Dream Field Farms Llc 1 $22,027 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 93 1 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cabos San Lucas 2 $35,339 33.33%
Alphapetinc 2 $102,971 33.33%
Greenscape Contractors Sod Farms Llc 2 $22,402 33.33%
Zf Chassis Systems Tuscaloosa Llc 2 $76,690 33.33%
Nrtc Alabama Inc 2 $40,872 33.33%
Innotive Tech Inc 2 $45,854 33.33%
Protective Life Corporation 2 $105,654 33.33%
Mobis Us Alabama Llc 2 $44,616 33.33%
Sio2 Medical Products Inc 2 $71,251 40.00%
Sca Tissue North America Llc 1 $75,941 20.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

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