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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 %
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 1 $31,616 50.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 1 $36,941 50.00%
Counselors, All Other 1 $41,704 50.00%
Prosthodontists 1 $73,003 50.00%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1 $20,800 50.00%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 1 $35,880 50.00%
Social Workers, All Other 1 $37,149 50.00%
Cytotechnologists 1 $51,459 50.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 1 $34,570 50.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $37,981 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
South Korea 767 $44,637 47.94%
Vietnam 402 $20,793 52.41%
India 334 $96,533 46.98%
China 206 $29,462 47.03%
Mexico 85 $60,403 40.67%
Canada 58 $81,440 39.46%
Philippines 48 $42,723 36.36%
Pakistan 38 $99,115 40.43%
Brazil 37 $61,477 44.58%
Germany 27 $79,416 36.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Alabama (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auburn University At Montgomery 111 $50,895 94.87%
Wipro Limited 109 $69,435 93.16%
Adtran Inc 105 $79,826 92.11%
Tuskegee University 96 $52,846 93.20%
Lucent It Solutions Llc 94 $62,870 94.00%
Usa Healthcare Management Llc 93 $130,661 98.94%
Shipt Inc 89 $90,147 98.89%
Accenture Llp 88 $72,531 97.78%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 81 $64,250 91.01%
Professional Resource Management Of Wiregrass Llc 79 $61,457 96.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Driskell Cotton Farms 10 $23,254 100.00%
Tom Dodd Nurseries Inc 10 $24,490 100.00%
Lakeview Services Llc 9 $27,606 100.00%
Hd Catfish Farm Inc 9 $25,311 100.00%
Larry Scott Penton 9 $26,377 100.00%
Colby Willoughby Farms 8 $25,618 100.00%
Autauga Farming Company Inc 8 $26,465 100.00%
Tas Inc 8 $27,513 100.00%
Bonnie Plants 8 $19,830 100.00%
5 Lock Gin Warehouse Llc 8 $29,073 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atns Usa Inc 17 $62,104 33.33%
Autocar Llc 15 $92,831 34.88%
Hanwha Advanced Materials America Llc 15 $55,511 35.71%
Crc Transport Llc 15 $42,106 35.71%
University Of North Alabama 14 $56,212 35.00%
Mentor Graphics Corporation 14 $90,074 35.90%
Gfa Alabama Inc 13 $46,611 33.33%
Posco Aapc Llc 13 $43,822 34.21%
Hyundai Steel America Inc 12 $58,840 31.58%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc 11 $61,400 29.73%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,132 $55,118 75.53%
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,665 $69,282 89.70%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 1,059 $149,854 87.67%
Computer Systems Design Services 770 $69,378 91.67%
Offices Of Physicians 580 $116,149 80.11%
Engineering Services 523 $66,339 88.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 462 $142,828 88.51%
Commercial Banking 401 $80,038 92.82%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 399 $53,230 93.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 302 $75,136 86.04%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 172 $24,673 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 125 $27,071 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 97 $27,183 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $25,197 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 73 $27,035 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 53 $25,637 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 53 $26,327 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $25,671 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 38 $26,773 100.00%
Crop Production 35 $25,290 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 975 $19,519 100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 784 $19,554 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 642 $54,810 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 466 $59,122 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 347 $81,558 100.00%
Engineering Services 188 $69,557 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 182 $155,194 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 124 $60,999 91.85%
Aircraft Manufacturing 112 $75,571 90.32%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 95 $74,032 84.82%

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