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%
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 %
Indonesia 2 $35,111 66.67%
El Salvador 2 $73,050 66.67%
Mauritania 1 $79,706 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $127,712 50.00%
Dominican Republic 1 $96,470 50.00%
Peru 1 $41,579 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $51,400 50.00%
Palestine 1 $89,939 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $22,547 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%

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%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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