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 %
Natural Sciences Managers 9 $61,284 81.82%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9 $62,858 81.82%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $38,961 90.00%
Materials Engineers 9 $61,901 90.00%
Statistical Assistants 8 $38,052 80.00%
Music Directors and Composers 8 $43,035 80.00%
Health Educators 8 $44,629 80.00%
Computer User Support Specialists 8 $38,542 80.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $48,790 80.00%
Geographers 8 $56,532 88.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Technicians 1 $31,845 25.00%
Geographers 1 $55,494 25.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $39,950 33.33%
Compliance Officers 1 $46,696 33.33%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 1 $187,200 33.33%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $54,309 33.33%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,758 33.33%
Training and Development Specialists 1 $68,598 33.33%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $34,480 33.33%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $93,333 33.33%
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 %
Georgia 1 $44,304 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $88,754 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%
France 1 $36,080 50.00%
Chad 1 $49,713 50.00%
Belgium 1 $62,421 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $36,982 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $64,979 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Resource Logistics Inc 7 $61,099 87.50%
Infofreecom Llc 7 $52,707 87.50%
Saint Francis Medical Center 7 $59,042 87.50%
Competent Systems Inc 7 $51,135 87.50%
Novartis Consumer Health Inc 7 $72,387 87.50%
Ip Heights Llc 7 $59,943 87.50%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 7 $59,318 87.50%
Silverxis Inc 7 $62,679 87.50%
Natsoft Corporation 7 $64,551 87.50%
American Shizuki Corporation 7 $60,840 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guy Mills Jr 2 $29,910 100.00%
Old Mill Farms Llc 2 $33,654 100.00%
Rippen Inc 2 $37,076 100.00%
G Johnson Farms Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Belltown Farms Hudson Llc 2 $35,152 100.00%
John Blakeman 2 $36,046 100.00%
Timothy Hoffman 2 $33,051 100.00%
Baseggio Farms Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Hackel Cattle Co Inc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Ts Cattle Company 2 $28,704 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 354 $32,696 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 336 $32,860 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 218 $33,723 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 195 $34,277 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 193 $34,551 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 152 $33,871 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 105 $34,317 100.00%
Potato Farming 87 $33,863 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 72 $33,621 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 66 $33,390 100.00%

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 $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