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)

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 %
India 733 $90,044 47.38%
Mexico 61 $35,010 40.40%
Vietnam 52 $26,432 45.22%
Bangladesh 49 $32,887 50.00%
China 41 $45,344 62.12%
South Africa 38 $34,241 60.32%
Brazil 35 $43,935 56.45%
Nepal 31 $64,359 51.67%
Philippines 30 $50,881 50.85%
Zimbabwe 30 $38,090 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First Data Technologies Inc 119 $81,598 92.97%
First National Bank Of Omaha 116 $71,735 92.80%
Union Pacific Railroad 115 $74,772 94.26%
University Of Nebraska At Omaha 112 $56,692 92.56%
Union Pacific Railroad Company 103 $87,923 87.29%
Nebraska Furniture Mart Inc 100 $92,036 90.91%
Coolsoft Llc 98 $65,473 91.59%
Oriental Trading Company Inc 92 $78,070 87.62%
Sarkit Inc 91 $70,234 86.67%
Ntt Data Services Llc 88 $80,215 87.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Plains Regional Medical Center 10 $156,612 41.67%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation 9 $75,834 39.13%
Shogun Hs Inc 8 $20,077 34.78%
Buildingenergysolutionstechnologyincdba Bes Tech 8 $65,853 36.36%
Lincoln County Feedyard Llc 7 $40,052 31.82%
Tangle Systems Llc 7 $92,004 31.82%
Hayneedle Inc 7 $67,814 33.33%
Tfl Inc 7 $59,672 36.84%
Southland Hospitalists Pc 6 $114,719 33.33%
Cms Outdoor Solutions 6 $31,325 33.33%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage