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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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $37,648 66.67%
Technical Writers 2 $44,554 66.67%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 2 $40,227 100.00%
Editors 2 $41,278 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2 $43,057 100.00%
Geneticists 2 $44,065 100.00%
Water Resource Specialists 2 $47,102 100.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $47,778 100.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 2 $46,956 100.00%
Credit Analysts 2 $62,567 100.00%
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 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 %
Woodmen Of The World Life Insurance Society 3 $116,217 100.00%
Staska Pharmaceuticals Inc 3 $110,940 100.00%
Donald J Meis Dds Pc 3 $125,528 100.00%
Omaha Nephrology Pc 3 $135,990 100.00%
Nephrology Medical Associates Of Georgia Llc 3 $167,260 100.00%
Kiewit Development Company 3 $247,666 100.00%
Semaan Engineering Solutions Llc 2 $53,924 66.67%
Cambay Consulting Llc 2 $51,376 66.67%
The City Of Lincoln Nebraska 2 $53,071 66.67%
Two95 International 2 $71,448 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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