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 %
Construction Carpenters	2	$31,179	5.88%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2	$41,891	5.88%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1	$33,051	3.03%
Nursery Workers	1	$34,258	3.33%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1	$36,046	3.85%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1	$33,051	5.56%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1	$36,046	5.88%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	1	$34,258	5.88%

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 %
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 %
Jzw International Developmentllc	2	$49,410	100.00%
Franciscan Care Services Dba St Francis Memorial Hospital	2	$42,682	100.00%
Omaha Public Schools District 001	2	$45,531	100.00%
Gunderson Accounting Pc	2	$43,119	100.00%
Creamos Solutions Inc	2	$55,297	100.00%
Eustis Farnam Public School District	2	$45,501	100.00%
Atp Usa Inc	2	$43,368	100.00%
Reliable Software Resources	2	$46,103	100.00%
Hsmc Orizon Llc	2	$44,294	100.00%
Avant Healthcare Professionals	2	$45,261	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.