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
20,885 82.32% $74,077 H-1B
2,243 8.84% $131,136 PERM
2,115 8.34% $32,879 H-2A
129 0.51% $87,004 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 25,372 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 20,885 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.32% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,243 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.84% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,109 $78,853 90.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,028 $64,139 91.72%
Computer Programmers 1,169 $56,769 82.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,021 $70,247 91.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 510 $130,997 89.63%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 412 $48,661 88.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 402 $82,474 87.20%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 307 $60,833 93.60%
Database Administrators 254 $74,967 84.39%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 240 $64,169 82.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,035 $33,573 288.30%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 341 $32,975 105.57%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 221 $33,813 168.70%
Construction Laborers 106 $36,073 119.10%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 72 $32,331 105.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 67 $29,520 106.35%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 17 $49,251 30.91%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $47,000 24.53%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $34,556 13.64%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $35,935 13.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 674 $281,704 177.37%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 111 $26,654 37.25%
Computer Systems Analysts 99 $79,928 33.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 68 $37,270 25.37%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $85,657 26.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 63 $25,334 26.81%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $52,136 29.35%
Production Workers, All Other 58 $27,691 68.24%
Internists, General 40 $161,935 72.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $149,084 71.70%
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 312 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Zealand 1 $64,979 50.00%
Hungary 1 $93,766 50.00%
Sweden 1 $35,194 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $105,914 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $322,200 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $217,381 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $79,706 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $98,000 50.00%
Palestine 1 $89,939 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $22,547 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 1,159 $50,840 81.50%
Prokarma Inc 1,097 $77,781 79.49%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 842 $54,950 94.82%
Infosys Limited 745 $69,793 99.33%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 339 $68,120 98.83%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 321 $75,440 98.47%
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company 315 $89,445 97.22%
Creighton University 286 $59,403 93.46%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 273 $103,861 93.49%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 262 $85,954 91.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 72 $31,622 100.00%
Daniels Produce Llc 51 $30,445 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 49 $33,987 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ne 38 $34,985 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 33 $31,806 100.00%
Heldt Produce Inc 26 $31,585 100.00%
At Farms Inc 26 $33,267 100.00%
Ten West Cattle Inc 18 $31,398 100.00%
Shotkoski Hay Co 17 $27,794 100.00%
Otto Ag Investments Llc 16 $34,044 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 841 $87,422 100.00%
Tecumseh Poultry Llc 314 $23,276 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 150 $51,267 50.34%
University Of Nebraska Lincoln 99 $50,707 66.00%
Sunrise Express 99 $37,915 100.00%
Universal Pure Cold Storage Llc 85 $25,334 85.86%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Nebraska 76 $69,442 87.36%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 71 $91,988 83.53%
Paypal Inc 68 $82,025 82.93%
American Union Ventures Inc Dba Am Recycling 65 $26,819 80.25%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Utility System Construction 1 $55,224 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $38,730 100.00%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing 1 $78,686 100.00%
Ambulance Services 1 $49,858 100.00%
Payroll Services 1 $99,965 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 1 $23,566 100.00%
Retail Bakeries 1 $54,558 100.00%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1 $69,992 100.00%
Professional Organizations 1 $77,251 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing 1 $49,691 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $74,077. 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