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 %
Conservation Scientists 5 $59,076 83.33%
Environmental Economists 5 $50,814 83.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists 5 $59,451 83.33%
Environmental Engineers 5 $75,250 83.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 5 $100,532 83.33%
Treasurers and Controllers 5 $109,603 83.33%
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $41,664 66.67%
Religious Workers, All Other 4 $19,199 80.00%
Residential Advisors 4 $31,814 80.00%
Acupuncturists 4 $47,050 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 1 $89,502 33.33%
Biofuels Production Managers 1 $112,403 33.33%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $52,562 33.33%
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 1 $49,566 33.33%
Sales Engineers 1 $57,242 33.33%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $34,480 33.33%
Operations Research Analysts 1 $46,758 33.33%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $88,310 33.33%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $30,202 33.33%
Geographers 1 $55,494 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 %
Ecuador 3 $105,941 50.00%
Honduras 3 $37,003 50.00%
Ethiopia 3 $90,778 60.00%
Indonesia 2 $35,111 40.00%
El Salvador 2 $73,050 40.00%
Ghana 2 $151,851 40.00%
Taiwan 2 $72,915 40.00%
Poland 2 $88,098 40.00%
Greece 2 $106,264 40.00%
Lebanon 2 $85,274 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc 6 $65,036 85.71%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 6 $107,120 85.71%
Fyra Engineering Llc 6 $57,477 85.71%
Raas Infotek Llc 6 $65,822 85.71%
Beta Soft Systems Inc 6 $56,562 85.71%
Mouri Tech Llc 6 $66,980 85.71%
Browse Info Solutions Inc 6 $63,939 85.71%
Dataquest Corp 6 $70,495 85.71%
Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center 6 $56,815 85.71%
Echelon It Inc 6 $62,757 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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%

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