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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $57,456 82.35%
Industrial Production Managers 14 $88,231 82.35%
Mental Health Counselors 13 $42,210 81.25%
Social Science Research Assistants 13 $40,523 81.25%
Instructional Coordinators 13 $47,666 81.25%
Hydrologists 13 $59,056 81.25%
Animal Scientists 13 $50,725 86.67%
Agricultural Engineers 13 $74,670 86.67%
Pharmacists 12 $108,032 80.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 12 $30,951 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $35,651 25.00%
Anesthesiologists 1 $208,000 25.00%
Geographers 1 $55,494 25.00%
Training and Development Specialists 1 $68,598 25.00%
Biological Technicians 1 $31,845 25.00%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,758 25.00%
Purchasing Managers 1 $106,704 25.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $39,950 25.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1 $187,200 25.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $93,333 25.00%
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 312 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 821 $91,260 47.96%
Mexico 74 $36,890 33.33%
Vietnam 62 $27,846 39.24%
Bangladesh 50 $33,591 51.02%
South Africa 44 $34,920 60.27%
China 41 $45,344 56.94%
Nepal 37 $62,050 56.06%
Brazil 35 $43,935 53.85%
Philippines 31 $50,251 49.21%
Zimbabwe 30 $38,090 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
College Of Saint Mary 7 $50,269 87.50%
Logic Planet Inc 7 $55,726 87.50%
Yahoo Inc 7 $55,289 87.50%
Sacred Heart Health Services 7 $44,821 87.50%
Kearney Regional Medical Center Llc 7 $53,804 87.50%
Molex Llc 7 $62,278 87.50%
Otc Direct Inc 7 $64,801 87.50%
Cambridge Memorial Hospital Inc 7 $48,859 87.50%
Geometric Americas Inc 7 $53,578 87.50%
Tigerpaw Software Inc 7 $60,683 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honeyland Apiaries 2 $21,892 100.00%
Pierce County Feeders 2 $37,076 100.00%
Jeffrey Waltman 2 $38,106 100.00%
Roger P Eichberger 2 $34,258 100.00%
H Three 2 $36,046 100.00%
K Farm 2 $34,258 100.00%
Rhea Cattle Company 2 $28,486 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Randolph Ne 2 $28,683 100.00%
Lincoln Farms Llc 2 $22,786 100.00%
Flaming Farms Inc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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