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 %
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Nebraska 218 $82,407 86.85%
Sohanit Inc 214 $74,696 88.07%
Paypal Inc 212 $86,981 95.50%
Accenture Llp 207 $67,114 96.73%
West Corporation 203 $67,983 95.75%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 190 $98,797 98.96%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 176 $70,236 92.15%
Alegent Creighton Clinic 176 $162,810 92.15%
Wipro Limited 169 $63,648 94.94%
Virtusa Corporation 160 $69,366 90.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Union Pacific Railroad 59 $77,984 90.77%
Alegent Creighton Clinic 49 $156,628 75.38%
Kenexa Technology Inc 40 $56,063 61.54%
The Physician Network 37 $165,376 56.92%
Mmr Constructors Inc 32 $56,909 50.79%
Nebraska Transport Company 22 $32,552 34.92%
Infogroup 21 $72,420 35.59%
Gjw Llc 18 $27,019 32.14%
Riverview Llp 18 $48,131 32.73%
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc 18 $75,902 36.73%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage