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 %
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 %
Populus Group Llc 40 $86,468 86.96%
Ibm India Private Limited 40 $62,252 88.89%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 40 $60,223 88.89%
Farm Credit Services Of America Flca 39 $95,348 88.64%
Dell Marketing Lp 39 $58,271 88.64%
Ibm Corporation 39 $62,011 88.64%
Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc 38 $128,026 88.37%
System Soft Technologies Llc 37 $56,181 86.05%
University Of Nebraska At Kearney 36 $44,949 85.71%
Ciber Inc 35 $58,918 85.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agrigenetics Dba Mycogen Corporation 2 $38,750 28.57%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc 2 $87,818 28.57%
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc 2 $77,033 28.57%
Sycamore Leaf Solutions Llc 2 $41,756 33.33%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 2 $62,588 33.33%
Brown County Hospital 2 $48,381 33.33%
America Sales Leads Llc 2 $68,349 33.33%
Midland University 2 $48,593 33.33%
Kinja Inc 2 $17,504 33.33%
Yesmail Inc 2 $75,910 33.33%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $38,730 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1 $44,221 100.00%
Parking Lots And Garages 1 $43,451 100.00%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 1 $90,688 100.00%
Used Car Dealers 1 $62,088 100.00%
Interior Design Services 1 $89,773 100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 1 $61,485 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $70,450 100.00%
Offices Of Chiropractors 1 $42,598 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 1 $144,061 100.00%
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