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 %
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 %
Bank Of The West	30	$83,111	93.75%
First National Of Nebraska Inc	28	$58,478	90.32%
Lincoln National Corporation	28	$80,052	90.32%
Fujitsu America Inc	28	$74,194	90.32%
Telvent Dtn Llc	27	$71,090	90.00%
Tri Con Industries Ltd	26	$45,424	92.86%
Syntel Inc	25	$65,865	89.29%
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health	25	$56,125	89.29%
Caredx Inc	25	$92,735	89.29%
Conagra Brands Inc	24	$95,572	85.71%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Boone County Health Center	2	$47,362	40.00%
Dial Silvercrest Corporation	2	$19,053	40.00%
Tia Letys Restaurant	2	$24,274	40.00%
7th Heaven Inc	2	$32,906	40.00%
Fortigen Geneva Llc	2	$111,488	40.00%
Imperial Beef Llc	2	$13,042	40.00%
Gis Workshop Inc	2	$50,014	40.00%
Nebraska Game And Parks Commission	2	$56,079	50.00%
Nebraska State College System	2	$48,987	50.00%
Hdr Engineering Inc	2	$77,283	50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	261	$93,577	95.26%
Insurance Carriers	249	$84,621	92.91%
All Other Insurance Related Activities	231	$81,980	90.23%
Line Haul Railroads	217	$80,922	95.59%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	194	$90,314	96.04%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	178	$90,320	96.22%
Engineering Services	165	$63,491	89.67%
Marketing Consulting Services	160	$69,381	87.43%
Commercial Banking	156	$70,296	90.70%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	132	$82,905	99.25%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming	37	$32,373	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	34	$30,159	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	29	$30,008	100.00%
Sheep Farming	24	$19,870	100.00%
Apiculture	20	$30,703	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	19	$30,959	100.00%
Hay Farming	16	$33,173	100.00%
Corn Farming	15	$31,178	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	15	$34,579	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$32,581	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial Banking	34	$59,612	45.95%
Computer Systems Design Services	31	$79,320	42.47%
General Freight Trucking	23	$33,461	35.38%
Other Computer Related Services	23	$80,734	35.94%
Consumer Lending	20	$76,019	31.75%
Support Activities For Animal Production	19	$26,979	31.67%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	18	$89,367	31.03%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	15	$90,712	27.27%
Natural Gas Distribution	15	$77,316	27.78%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	14	$88,179	27.45%

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.