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
19,220	83.61%	$72,732	H-1B
2,068	9.00%	$135,460	PERM
1,597	6.95%	$31,035	H-2A
103	0.45%	$88,461	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 22,988 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 19,220 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.61% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,068 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.00% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health Educators	6	$45,958	85.71%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$52,016	85.71%
Computer Network Support Specialists	6	$47,587	85.71%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$47,073	85.71%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	5	$40,539	71.43%
Social and Community Service Managers	5	$42,577	71.43%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	5	$51,775	71.43%
Orthotists and Prosthetists	5	$44,799	71.43%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	5	$77,857	83.33%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	5	$65,058	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Chemists	1	$63,232	33.33%
Computer User Support Specialists	1	$59,530	33.33%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$57,500	33.33%
Public Relations Specialists	1	$66,477	33.33%
Construction Laborers	1	$38,397	33.33%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$66,097	33.33%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	1	$37,170	33.33%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	1	$54,309	33.33%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$38,360	33.33%
Chemical Engineers	1	$89,502	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 1,448 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Russia	2	$67,491	40.00%
Turkey	2	$56,030	50.00%
Kenya	2	$60,825	50.00%
Hong Kong	2	$63,870	50.00%
Turkmenistan	2	$73,039	50.00%
Chile	2	$103,648	50.00%
Ivory Coast	2	$57,242	50.00%
Panama	2	$51,779	50.00%
Ireland	2	$89,265	50.00%
Tajikistan	2	$53,196	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Nebraska	218	$82,407	86.85%
Sohanit Inc	214	$74,696	88.07%
Paypal Inc	212	$86,981	95.50%
Accenture Llp	207	$67,114	96.73%
West Corporation	203	$67,983	95.75%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	190	$98,797	98.96%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	176	$70,236	92.15%
Alegent Creighton Clinic	176	$162,810	92.15%
Wipro Limited	169	$63,648	94.94%
Virtusa Corporation	160	$69,366	90.40%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Union Pacific Railroad	59	$77,984	90.77%
Alegent Creighton Clinic	49	$156,628	75.38%
Kenexa Technology Inc	40	$56,063	61.54%
The Physician Network	37	$165,376	56.92%
Mmr Constructors Inc	32	$56,909	50.79%
Nebraska Transport Company	22	$32,552	34.92%
Infogroup	21	$72,420	35.59%
Gjw Llc	18	$27,019	32.14%
Riverview Llp	18	$48,131	32.73%
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc	18	$75,902	36.73%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	6,949	$69,634	89.01%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,340	$53,142	86.96%
Computer Systems Design Services	880	$69,332	92.83%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	629	$91,987	86.05%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	435	$84,329	95.39%
Other Computer Related Services	419	$68,554	92.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	407	$163,125	90.24%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	359	$71,001	89.97%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	352	$70,579	94.62%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	263	$71,014	88.26%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	289	$31,274	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	264	$30,883	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	171	$34,005	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	161	$32,361	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	125	$31,628	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	113	$32,524	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	80	$32,668	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	60	$32,828	100.00%
Potato Farming	57	$31,471	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	51	$33,351	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	314	$23,276	31.31%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	143	$149,812	33.81%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	96	$79,254	30.57%
Marketing Consulting Services	80	$68,181	55.94%
General Freight Trucking Local	74	$38,230	58.27%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	73	$78,094	64.04%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	65	$26,819	66.33%
Insurance Carriers	64	$92,025	66.67%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	63	$25,334	78.75%
Cattle Feedlots	35	$29,959	43.75%

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 $72,732. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.