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 %
Management Analysts 230 $66,123 95.44%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 218 $77,256 90.83%
Statisticians 157 $53,507 82.63%
Biological Scientists, All Other 156 $47,421 87.15%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 155 $47,004 93.37%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 134 $43,527 81.21%
Operations Research Analysts 133 $61,143 91.72%
Accountants and Auditors 131 $49,712 90.34%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 116 $105,724 89.92%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 108 $79,120 89.26%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Systems Software 36 $92,549 76.60%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 33 $46,064 89.19%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 27 $35,680 75.00%
Animal Breeders 24 $31,520 75.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $64,534 82.76%
Statisticians 23 $48,092 92.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 20 $56,904 86.96%
Database Administrators 18 $77,502 81.82%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 18 $24,932 81.82%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 16 $26,169 84.21%
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 %
South Korea 26 $34,965 50.00%
Canada 21 $93,299 42.86%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $58,872 51.61%
Cambodia 9 $25,334 30.00%
Guatemala 8 $32,739 42.11%
Iran 8 $65,561 50.00%
Germany 7 $59,765 46.67%
Jordan 7 $67,171 46.67%
Pakistan 6 $129,369 42.86%
Egypt 6 $121,853 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ncr Corporation 22 $81,909 91.67%
Mindtree Limited 21 $67,778 91.30%
Linkedin Corporation 21 $83,881 91.30%
University Of Nebraska Omaha 21 $81,314 91.30%
Bellevue University 21 $54,155 91.30%
Morrill County Community Hospital 21 $72,805 91.30%
Nebraska Department Of Education 21 $68,628 91.30%
Saicon Consultants Inc 21 $86,108 91.30%
Kpmg Llp 20 $54,215 86.96%
Oath Holdings Inc 20 $77,773 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baba Inc 1 $51,355 25.00%
National Care Network Llc 1 $78,811 25.00%
Union College 1 $36,000 25.00%
Friendship Program Inc 1 $22,298 25.00%
Xpanxion Llc 1 $77,667 25.00%
Cargill Incorporated 1 $48,194 25.00%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District 1 $35,069 25.00%
Panorama Point Partners Llc 1 $85,946 25.00%
Building System Solutions Llc 1 $54,683 25.00%
Flowserve Us Inc 1 $79,997 25.00%

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