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 %
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 11 $63,884 78.57%
Logisticians 11 $56,793 78.57%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $52,545 78.57%
Chief Executives 10 $196,876 76.92%
Psychologists, All Other 10 $49,294 83.33%
Neurologists 10 $171,261 83.33%
Accountants 10 $52,980 90.91%
Medical and Health Services Managers 10 $70,083 90.91%
Financial Managers 9 $105,005 81.82%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $84,616 81.82%
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 %
Monsanto Company 10 $46,091 83.33%
Hdr Architecture Inc 10 $54,719 90.91%
Scm Data Inc 10 $46,657 90.91%
The State Of Nebraska Department Of Transportation 10 $56,476 90.91%
Macpractice Inc 10 $50,608 90.91%
Marlabs Inc 10 $60,649 90.91%
Csc Consulting Inc 10 $60,694 90.91%
Peoplecorp America Inc 10 $54,925 90.91%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 10 $72,409 90.91%
Midwest Global Solutions Llc 10 $72,307 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cole Robert Aschoff 3 $39,783 100.00%
Pro Health Natural Beef 3 $36,733 100.00%
Bizzy Bee Honey Farms 3 $27,269 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Hampton Ne 3 $28,586 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 3 $29,820 100.00%
Justin F Hoffman Farms 3 $35,540 100.00%
Alewelt Inc 3 $22,513 100.00%
Jt Harvesting Llc 3 $35,734 100.00%
Double I Farms Inc 3 $29,092 100.00%
Silver Spur Farms Operating Company Llc 3 $35,048 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diversified Solutions Inc 1 $93,122 50.00%
Deluxe Corporation 1 $79,477 50.00%
Bison Inc 1 $65,645 50.00%
Macpractice Inc 1 $66,498 50.00%
Jsmm Farms 1 $51,085 50.00%
Ehrhart Griffin Associations 1 $58,635 50.00%
Kearney Regional Medical Center 1 $54,309 50.00%
Rockledge Smiles Llc Dba Admire Dental 1 $63,211 50.00%
Haverkamp Brothers Inc 1 $41,704 50.00%
Nemaha County Hospital 1 $45,677 50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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