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 %
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 %
Softerion Inc 2 $48,901 100.00%
Dkan Corporation 2 $54,923 100.00%
Cautela Institute Of Informatics And Technology Inc 2 $51,834 100.00%
Najsoft Inc 2 $51,200 100.00%
Ab Star Group 2 $57,731 100.00%
Applabs Inc 2 $48,963 100.00%
Panorama Point Partners Llc 2 $55,765 100.00%
Altus Architectural Studios Inc 2 $49,317 100.00%
Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects Ltd 2 $55,724 100.00%
Infogroup 2 $68,775 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing 1 $107,182 100.00%
Computer Training 1 $51,646 100.00%
Legal Services 1 $56,493 100.00%
Petroleum Refineries 1 $45,406 100.00%
Automotive Oil Change And Lubrication Shops 1 $50,794 100.00%
Starch And Vegetable Fats And Oils Manufacturing 1 $45,053 100.00%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 1 $63,274 100.00%
Industrial Building Construction 1 $74,526 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $94,203 100.00%
Ambulance Services 1 $49,858 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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