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
20,885 82.32% $74,077 H-1B
2,243 8.84% $131,136 PERM
2,115 8.34% $32,879 H-2A
129 0.51% $87,004 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 25,372 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 20,885 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.32% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,243 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.84% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veterinarians 3 $87,138 100.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3 $39,971 100.00%
Purchasing Managers 3 $98,035 100.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3 $78,880 100.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 3 $69,541 100.00%
Biostatisticians 3 $74,838 100.00%
Radiologic Technologists 3 $56,264 100.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3 $56,507 100.00%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 2 $24,295 66.67%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 2 $53,830 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 312 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 821 $91,260 47.96%
Mexico 74 $36,890 33.33%
Vietnam 62 $27,846 39.24%
Bangladesh 50 $33,591 51.02%
South Africa 44 $34,920 60.27%
China 41 $45,344 56.94%
Nepal 37 $62,050 56.06%
Brazil 35 $43,935 53.85%
Philippines 31 $50,251 49.21%
Zimbabwe 30 $38,090 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lincoln National Corporation 27 $81,084 93.10%
Caredx Inc 27 $92,904 93.10%
Tri Con Industries Ltd 26 $45,424 89.66%
Syntel Inc 25 $65,865 86.21%
Nebraska Department Of Education 25 $70,551 89.29%
Mphasis Corporation 25 $79,407 89.29%
Cabelas Llc 24 $90,018 85.71%
Management Health Systems Inc 24 $58,684 85.71%
Iq Systems Inc 23 $77,250 82.14%
Perficient Inc 23 $80,236 85.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Snodgrass Trucking Llc 5 $26,576 100.00%
Whr Enterprises Llc 5 $34,528 100.00%
Don Griebel 5 $25,376 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Region 1 5 $30,738 100.00%
37 Ag Inc 5 $33,143 100.00%
Nebraska Sod Company Inc 5 $34,154 100.00%
Kuenning Family Farms 5 $35,501 100.00%
Triple T Farms Llc 5 $33,912 100.00%
Eric And Steph Maaske Gp 5 $28,504 100.00%
Kaup Produce Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Double Dutch Dairy Llc 2 $21,466 40.00%
Camenzind Ag Llc 2 $40,706 40.00%
Experian Information Solutions Inc 2 $74,464 40.00%
2xz Ranch Llc 2 $22,422 40.00%
Otto Ag Investments Llc 2 $32,739 40.00%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Nebraska 2 $104,510 50.00%
Richardson Manure Hauling Inc 2 $44,907 50.00%
The Sak Company Llc 2 $30,805 50.00%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District 1 $35,069 25.00%
Cargill Incorporated 1 $48,194 25.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 24 $65,669 82.76%
General Freight Trucking 23 $33,461 85.19%
Other Computer Related Services 23 $80,734 95.83%
Consumer Lending 22 $74,920 91.67%
Credit Bureaus 22 $98,008 95.65%
Support Activities For Animal Production 21 $26,982 91.30%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 18 $89,367 81.82%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 17 $84,540 77.27%
Natural Gas Distribution 16 $77,220 76.19%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 15 $90,712 83.33%

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 $74,077. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage