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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 %
Netherlands 1 $61,680 33.33%
Ethiopia 1 $47,736 33.33%
Belize 1 $73,694 33.33%
Poland 1 $46,840 33.33%
Bulgaria 1 $49,770 33.33%
Italy 1 $104,187 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $64,870 50.00%
Georgia 1 $64,870 50.00%
Denmark 1 $187,200 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $68,994 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iljin Alabama Corporation 6 $38,480 85.71%
Ivy Creek Of Elmore 6 $37,114 85.71%
Hwaseung Automotive Alabama Inc 6 $41,420 85.71%
Hyundai Amco America Inc 6 $38,116 85.71%
Hodges Bonded Warehouse Inc 6 $48,464 85.71%
Hyundai Steel America Inc 6 $53,311 85.71%
Jefferson County Board Of Education 6 $51,055 85.71%
Kop Logistics Llc 6 $40,924 85.71%
Thermalex Inc 6 $53,286 85.71%
Birmingham City Schools 6 $42,588 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ted Carson Arabians Llc 1 $49,878 50.00%
Banzai Hospitality Llc 1 $38,002 50.00%
Kohler Co 1 $86,216 50.00%
Mobis Us Alabama Llc 1 $35,173 50.00%
Sai Darshan Llc 1 $48,755 50.00%
Nbp Inc Dba Citgo Quick Stop 1 $35,443 50.00%
Rohr Aero Services Llc Dba Collins Aerospace 1 $131,123 50.00%
Ganesh Oil Company Llc 1 $41,018 50.00%
Dyp Alabama Inc 1 $42,224 50.00%
Protective Life Corporation 1 $112,341 50.00%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services 3 $70,442 100.00%
New Car Dealers 3 $50,627 100.00%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 3 $41,455 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $37,204 100.00%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners 3 $56,909 100.00%
Sawmills 3 $102,225 100.00%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations 3 $70,054 100.00%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing 3 $54,926 100.00%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 3 $32,892 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 3 $48,617 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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