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Alabama
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6,561
H-1B approvals (all yrs)
84.8%
LCA
certification rate
609
Employers filing, latest yr
8
Top occupations shown
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LCA
filings by year
// worksite in Alabama
Fiscal Year
LCA volume
Certified
Rate
2025
1,971
1,629
82.6%
2024
1,938
1,571
81.1%
2023
1,919
1,587
82.7%
2022
1,841
1,515
82.3%
2021
2,377
2,092
88.0%
2020
1,731
1,591
91.9%
H-1B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
429
11
97.5%
2024
425
8
98.2%
2023
*
131
7
94.9%
2022
442
9
98.0%
2021
393
4
99.0%
2020
430
30
93.5%
2019
433
55
88.7%
2018
318
29
91.6%
2017
301
14
95.6%
2016
H-2A petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
1,145
6
99.5%
2024
1,131
0
100.0%
2021
1,788
0
100.0%
2020
1,533
0
100.0%
2019
112
6
94.9%
2018
112
0
100.0%
2017
22
0
100.0%
2016
264
0
100.0%
2015
182
0
100.0%
H-2B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
1,198
0
100.0%
2024
3,093
80
97.5%
2019
1,490
2
99.9%
2017
0
0
—
2016
0
0
—
2015
0
0
—
Top employers (H-1B, latest year)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
69
Auburn University
39
The University of Alabama
31
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
14
USA HealthCare Management, LLC
13
University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC
12
HL Mando America Corporation
8
Alliance Technical Group, LLC
7
Top occupations (LCA, latest year)
Software Developers
293
Physicians, All Other
152
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
115
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
92
Mechanical Engineers
57
Industrial Engineers
55
Data Scientists
49
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
36
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Top employer: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM →
Top occupation: Software Developers →
Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.
SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE
320
18
94.7%
2015
357
14
96.2%
2014
379
11
97.2%
2013
445
18
96.1%
2012
442
25
94.6%
2011
473
21
95.7%
2010
349
24
93.6%
2009
494
61
89.0%
* Source data for this fiscal year is an incomplete snapshot, not a real year-over-year drop.
