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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Nebraska Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
19,220 83.61% $72,732 H-1B
2,068 9.00% $135,460 PERM
1,597 6.95% $31,035 H-2A
103 0.45% $88,461 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 22,988 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 19,220 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.61% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,068 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.00% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,116 $78,879 91.08%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,040 $64,072 92.27%
Computer Programmers 1,171 $56,780 82.87%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,021 $70,247 91.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 512 $131,323 89.98%
Software Developers, Systems Software 420 $81,504 91.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 316 $47,125 87.53%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 276 $60,882 91.69%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 260 $63,338 89.35%
Database Administrators 255 $74,906 87.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 674 $281,704 177.37%
Computer Systems Analysts 99 $79,928 33.22%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 77 $22,884 28.73%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 66 $37,222 26.61%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $85,657 29.95%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 63 $25,334 37.28%
Production Workers, All Other 58 $27,691 92.06%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $52,198 100.00%
Internists, General 40 $161,935 76.92%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $149,084 76.00%
Nebraska Employees Over Time
Nebraska has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 859 employees were hired. Nebraska peaked in 2018 with 2,132 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,448 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Romania 5 $47,903 55.56%
Argentina 4 $79,716 44.44%
Colombia 4 $36,335 44.44%
United States Of America 4 $57,034 44.44%
Serbia 4 $48,427 44.44%
Spain 3 $64,224 37.50%
Ecuador 3 $105,941 37.50%
Honduras 3 $37,003 42.86%
Ethiopia 3 $90,778 42.86%
Israel 3 $45,632 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Nebraska 218 $82,407 86.85%
Sohanit Inc 214 $74,696 88.07%
Paypal Inc 212 $86,981 95.50%
Accenture Llp 207 $67,114 96.73%
West Corporation 203 $67,983 95.75%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 190 $98,797 98.96%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 176 $70,236 92.15%
Alegent Creighton Clinic 176 $162,810 92.15%
Wipro Limited 169 $63,648 94.94%
Virtusa Corporation 160 $69,366 90.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Union Pacific Railroad 59 $77,984 90.77%
Alegent Creighton Clinic 49 $156,628 75.38%
Kenexa Technology Inc 40 $56,063 61.54%
The Physician Network 37 $165,376 56.92%
Mmr Constructors Inc 32 $56,909 50.79%
Nebraska Transport Company 22 $32,552 34.92%
Infogroup 21 $72,420 35.59%
Gjw Llc 18 $27,019 32.14%
Riverview Llp 18 $48,131 32.73%
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc 18 $75,902 36.73%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 289 $31,274 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 264 $30,883 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 171 $34,005 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 161 $32,361 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 125 $31,628 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 113 $32,524 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 80 $32,668 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 60 $32,828 100.00%
Potato Farming 57 $31,471 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 51 $33,351 100.00%

Nebraska Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Nebraska to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Nebraska over all years is $72,732. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage