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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$95,030	100.00%
Physician Assistants	2	$95,389	100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	2	$32,209	100.00%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2	$26,063	100.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$47,778	100.00%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	2	$55,806	100.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	2	$52,260	100.00%
Sociologists	2	$61,953	100.00%
Clinical Psychologists	2	$69,285	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 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 %
Box Butte General Hospital	6	$54,051	85.71%
Ven Soft Llc	6	$86,060	85.71%
Bailey Lauerman Associates Inc	6	$44,640	85.71%
Marriott International Inc	6	$56,465	85.71%
Td Ameritrade Holding Corporation	6	$69,945	85.71%
Sriven Systems Inc	6	$54,177	85.71%
Western Nebraska Community College	6	$47,113	85.71%
Cls Investments Llc	6	$47,157	85.71%
Cheyenne County Hospital Association Inc	6	$45,091	85.71%
The Msr Group Llc	6	$51,910	85.71%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Del Sur Harvesting Llc	2	$26,919	100.00%
William Bebout	2	$37,076	100.00%
Shepperd Feeding Company Inc	2	$31,179	100.00%
Flaming Son Ltd	2	$37,076	100.00%
Ralph Holzfaster	2	$29,120	100.00%
Ross Kurkowski	2	$45,438	100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Columbus Ne	2	$28,694	100.00%
Gracia Sons Llc	2	$44,356	100.00%
Country Nursery Inc	2	$23,161	100.00%
Brett Ortmeier	2	$37,076	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	17	$70,099	85.00%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	17	$99,075	89.47%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	16	$81,219	84.21%
Reinsurance Carriers	15	$76,983	78.95%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	15	$60,062	83.33%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	15	$54,857	83.33%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	15	$65,704	88.24%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	15	$88,595	93.75%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	14	$82,050	87.50%
All Other Support Activities For Transportation	13	$62,779	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Dentists	7	$103,745	87.50%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	6	$84,628	75.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	6	$54,968	85.71%
Management Consulting Services	6	$91,853	85.71%
Corn Farming	6	$7,922,879	85.71%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	6	$97,192	85.71%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	6	$59,859	85.71%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	6	$32,985	100.00%
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas	6	$89,807	100.00%
Showcase Partition Shelving And Locker Manufacturing	6	$90,532	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.