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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 %
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 %
Halla Visteon Climate Control Alabama Corp 13 $48,469 86.67%
Community Hospital Inc 13 $126,300 92.86%
The Valley Foundation 13 $65,547 92.86%
Team Tsi Corporation 13 $48,870 92.86%
Generics International Us Inc 13 $63,771 92.86%
Lear Corporation 13 $68,936 92.86%
Vcarve Inc 13 $57,974 92.86%
Protech Solutions Inc 13 $73,029 92.86%
Intone Networks Inc 13 $70,291 92.86%
Infosmart Technologies Inc 13 $67,218 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chandni Llc 1 $29,598 20.00%
Mn Food Mart Llc 1 $52,395 20.00%
Global Auto Processing Services Llc 1 $46,550 20.00%
World Of Services Inc 1 $43,826 20.00%
Rockwell Automation Inc 1 $88,358 20.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $49,587 20.00%
Laxmi Pooja Inc 1 $91,374 20.00%
Skco Investments Corp Dba Skco Automotive 1 $34,674 20.00%
Stillman College 1 $33,790 20.00%
East Alabama Paving Company Inc 1 $102,752 25.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

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 $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