We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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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 %
Tanzania 1 $75,026 50.00%
Georgia 1 $64,870 50.00%
Iraq 1 $110,407 50.00%
Belarus 1 $20,337 50.00%
Finland 1 $58,552 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $69,555 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $64,870 100.00%
Armenia 1 $22,460 100.00%
Poland 1 $62,774 100.00%
Grenada 1 $187,199 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New South Express Llc 4 $52,936 80.00%
South Central Conference Of Seventh Day Adventists 4 $39,138 80.00%
Vintage Health Resources Llc 4 $40,716 80.00%
Caddell Construction Co Inc 4 $51,496 80.00%
Hwaseung Automotive Usa Llc 4 $39,728 80.00%
Pk Llp 4 $40,045 80.00%
Equal Justice Initiative 4 $39,853 80.00%
Ivy Creek Of Tallapoosa Llc 4 $39,156 80.00%
Deep Target Inc 4 $58,542 80.00%
Guardian Healthcare Providers Inc 4 $39,791 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dance Companies 2 $55,515 66.67%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $82,555 66.67%
Offices Of Chiropractors 2 $51,148 66.67%
Office Furniture Including Fixtures Manufacturing 2 $77,272 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers 2 $49,670 100.00%
Department Stores 2 $99,331 100.00%
Copper Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying 2 $60,310 100.00%
Pension Funds 2 $41,517 100.00%
Language Schools 2 $24,650 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 2 $27,997 100.00%
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 $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