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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 %
Lithuania 1 $68,994 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $17,638 33.33%
Mongolia 1 $18,387 33.33%
Yemen 1 $208,000 33.33%
Austria 1 $176,197 33.33%
Bulgaria 1 $49,770 33.33%
Mauritius 1 $103,522 33.33%
Netherlands 1 $61,680 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $17,638 50.00%
Hungary 1 $41,371 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regional Health Management Corporation 5 $133,395 100.00%
Iolitec Ionic Liquids Technologies Inc 5 $116,601 100.00%
The Boeing Company 5 $89,957 100.00%
Emsco Inc 5 $95,414 100.00%
Hh Health System Shoals Llc 5 $146,249 100.00%
Bayou La Batre Area Health Development Board Inc 5 $127,255 100.00%
Cogent Healthcare Of Decatur Pllc 5 $147,276 100.00%
Nephrology Associates Of Mobile Pa 5 $203,749 100.00%
Montgomery Baptist Outreach Services Corp 5 $142,762 100.00%
Gadsden Regional Physician Group Practice 5 $171,958 100.00%
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Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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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