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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 %
Physicists 66 $50,484 85.71%
Coaches and Scouts 65 $31,960 84.42%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 64 $73,709 83.12%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $51,986 82.89%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 61 $107,402 81.33%
Biological Scientists, All Other 61 $46,626 84.72%
Psychiatrists 58 $150,697 80.56%
Logisticians 58 $51,858 84.06%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $63,981 86.57%
Budget Analysts 56 $49,282 83.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 14 $17,600 127.27%
Computer User Support Specialists 14 $54,135 127.27%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 13 $73,350 118.18%
Civil Engineers 13 $63,339 118.18%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 12 $21,769 109.09%
Budget Analysts 11 $46,785 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 11 $78,613 110.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,799 100.00%
Purchasing Managers 10 $78,503 111.11%
Sales Managers 10 $90,243 111.11%
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 %
T Mobile Usa Inc 16 $87,447 88.89%
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Llc Hmma 15 $55,224 83.33%
Hudson Alpha Institute For Biotechnology 15 $47,933 83.33%
Atns Usa Inc 15 $60,546 83.33%
Halla Climate Systems Alabama Corporation 15 $56,368 88.24%
Hanwha Advanced Materials America Llc 15 $50,157 88.24%
Yesol Corp 15 $48,987 88.24%
Samford University 15 $56,179 88.24%
Lear Corporation 15 $69,196 88.24%
Adventa Corporation 15 $64,351 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Austin Allred Farms Llc 1 $22,776 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 94 1 $28,434 100.00%
Gofer Fork Farms Llc 1 $24,357 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 93 2 1 $30,534 100.00%
Frank Turner 1 $18,970 100.00%
Mark Oneal 1 $30,534 100.00%
Moseleys International 1 $30,534 100.00%
Fd Construction 1 $20,800 100.00%
Southeast Kiwi Farming Cooperative Inc 1 $22,776 100.00%
Posey Son Nursery Llc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jone Fa Inc 2 $48,454 33.33%
Mercedesbenz Us International Inc 2 $75,577 33.33%
Bolta Us Inc 2 $86,580 33.33%
Rausch Pausch Lp 2 $60,154 33.33%
Summerdale Food Mart Inc 2 $32,448 33.33%
Ti Group Automotive Systems 2 $77,283 33.33%
Ags Distribution Inc 2 $68,983 33.33%
Ecm Tvcc Llc 2 $150,426 33.33%
Tmobile Usa Inc 2 $102,217 33.33%
Hh Heart Center Llc 2 $208,000 33.33%

Top Industries in Alabama (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $24,460 100.00%
Aquaculture 24 $26,299 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 23 $26,510 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 22 $23,658 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 21 $27,284 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $23,139 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 19 $25,865 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 16 $25,903 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $23,464 100.00%
Farm Management Services 10 $24,317 100.00%

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