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 %
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 %
Ernst Young Us Llp 53 $67,589 88.33%
Father Flanagans Boys Home 53 $117,537 88.33%
Spreetail Llc 53 $91,118 89.83%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 53 $75,717 91.38%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 52 $75,409 91.23%
Ineight Inc 52 $100,287 92.86%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp 51 $77,495 92.73%
Midwest Cloud Computing Llc 50 $80,223 90.91%
Metropolitan Utilities District 49 $90,308 89.09%
Kforce Inc 49 $83,057 89.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tanner Lemon 7 $33,277 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Ne 7 $35,562 100.00%
Whole Seed Farm Llc 7 $35,003 100.00%
Shotkoski Hay Farms 7 $31,476 100.00%
Jka Cattle Llc 7 $34,534 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc Ne 7 $28,579 100.00%
Rod Rohde Custom Farming Llc 7 $33,021 100.00%
Stinking Water Trucking 7 $34,974 100.00%
Jessen Unlimited 7 $33,209 100.00%
Kepler Trucking Llc 7 $31,981 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hastings College 3 $45,123 23.08%
Western Nebraska Community College 3 $49,570 25.00%
Team Financial Management Systems Inc 3 $68,411 25.00%
Nebraska Book Company Inc 3 $50,620 25.00%
Mosaic 3 $95,992 25.00%
Kinja Inc 3 $27,907 27.27%
Schiff Of Nebraska Llc 3 $32,407 27.27%
Memorial Community Hospital Corporation 3 $46,134 30.00%
Transaction Applications Group 3 $82,139 30.00%
Ingersoll Rand Company 3 $88,435 30.00%

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