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 %
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	2	$97,610	66.67%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	2	$73,175	66.67%
Editors	2	$41,278	66.67%
Human Resources Managers	2	$98,913	66.67%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	2	$28,704	66.67%
Sales Managers	2	$69,920	66.67%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$64,770	66.67%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2	$40,227	66.67%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	2	$232,242	66.67%
Precision Agriculture Technicians	2	$29,047	100.00%

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 %
Syria	5	$97,713	38.46%
Afghanistan	5	$35,194	41.67%
Romania	5	$47,903	41.67%
Honduras	5	$51,493	45.45%
El Salvador	5	$49,862	50.00%
Argentina	4	$53,213	40.00%
Serbia	4	$48,427	40.00%
Australia	4	$114,092	44.44%
Colombia	4	$36,335	44.44%
United States Of America	4	$57,034	44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Community Hospital Association	8	$45,175	88.89%
Astir It Solutions Inc	8	$62,668	88.89%
Providence Medical Center	8	$47,203	88.89%
Boone County Health Center	8	$51,865	88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc	8	$73,419	88.89%
Inpatient Physician Associates Llc	8	$143,186	88.89%
Easyway International Llc	8	$58,625	88.89%
Nebraska Game And Parks Commission	8	$52,421	88.89%
Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc	8	$83,471	88.89%
Itech Us Inc	8	$61,209	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mcginnis Family Equipment Llc	2	$37,076	100.00%
T S Cattle Llc	2	$28,683	100.00%
Mahoney Harvesting And Trucking	2	$23,296	100.00%
Mq Llc	2	$28,486	100.00%
Thomas Bandur	2	$37,076	100.00%
Tercel Land Cattle	2	$28,527	100.00%
Bancroft Custom Feeders Llc	2	$35,152	100.00%
Heldt Produce	2	$29,110	100.00%
Lonny L Schemper Harvesting	2	$33,654	100.00%
Jefferson Heights Llcdba M T Enterprises Llc	2	$15,576	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pyramid Contractors	1	$38,397	50.00%
Y5 Partners	1	$28,038	50.00%
Apex Informatics	1	$112,341	50.00%
Tricon Industries Ltd	1	$80,142	50.00%
Je Meuret Grain Co	1	$35,485	50.00%
Cooksley Family Chiropractic Pc	1	$26,312	50.00%
Viridis Chemical Payroll Llc	1	$112,403	50.00%
Knutson Land Cattle Inc	1	$43,930	50.00%
Landscapes Unlimited Llc	1	$129,938	50.00%
Buildertrend Solutions Inc	1	$65,291	50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	7,243	$70,788	88.47%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,622	$53,837	87.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	946	$70,970	93.11%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	756	$88,517	86.50%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	448	$85,266	92.95%
Other Computer Related Services	435	$69,499	92.36%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	424	$165,524	90.41%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	379	$72,116	87.73%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	369	$71,345	96.60%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	355	$98,427	98.07%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	354	$32,696	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	336	$32,860	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	218	$33,723	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	195	$34,277	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	193	$34,551	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	152	$33,871	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	105	$34,317	100.00%
Potato Farming	87	$33,863	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	72	$33,621	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	66	$33,390	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	1,022	$86,980	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	445	$57,771	100.00%
Poultry Processing	314	$23,276	100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	299	$35,273	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	146	$149,463	100.00%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	131	$86,535	100.00%
Human Resources Consulting Services	114	$68,321	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	111	$78,442	100.00%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	101	$79,168	100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	85	$25,334	100.00%

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.