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 %
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 %
Erp Analysts Inc 43 $69,324 89.58%
Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc 43 $121,524 89.58%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 42 $67,077 89.36%
Htc Global Services Inc 42 $82,927 89.36%
Ibm Corporation 41 $63,447 89.13%
Populus Group Llc 41 $87,133 89.13%
Ibm India Private Limited 40 $62,252 88.89%
Omaha Public Schools District 0001 40 $55,272 90.91%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 40 $60,223 93.02%
Dell Marketing Lp 39 $58,271 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jefferson Heights Llc 6 $17,990 100.00%
Briggs Harvesting Llc 6 $39,055 100.00%
Farm Labor Services Of Iowa 6 $35,575 100.00%
Dcn Farms Jv 6 $33,034 100.00%
Eric Steph Maaske Gp 6 $33,259 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 6 $28,912 100.00%
Thaddeus Davis 6 $36,137 100.00%
Bee Biz Inc 6 $33,446 100.00%
Knobel Farms Inc 6 $31,838 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Nw 6 $35,339 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Board Of Regents University Of Nebraska Dba Unive 2 $30,500 28.57%
Hayes Asscosites Llc 2 $57,668 28.57%
Nebraska State College System 2 $48,987 28.57%
Nebraska Game And Parks Commission 2 $56,079 28.57%
Gis Workshop Inc 2 $50,014 28.57%
Imperial Beef Llc 2 $13,042 28.57%
Yahoo Inc 2 $72,353 28.57%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc 2 $87,818 28.57%
Agrigenetics Dba Mycogen Corporation 2 $38,750 28.57%
Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc 2 $92,935 33.33%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 24 $65,669 82.76%
General Freight Trucking 23 $33,461 85.19%
Other Computer Related Services 23 $80,734 95.83%
Consumer Lending 22 $74,920 91.67%
Credit Bureaus 22 $98,008 95.65%
Support Activities For Animal Production 21 $26,982 91.30%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 18 $89,367 81.82%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 17 $84,540 77.27%
Natural Gas Distribution 16 $77,220 76.19%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 15 $90,712 83.33%

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