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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 2 $100,579 100.00%
Remote Sensing Technicians 2 $33,966 100.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 2 $28,309 100.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 2 $109,637 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 2 $35,984 100.00%
Art Directors 2 $75,650 100.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 2 $46,956 100.00%
Designers, All Other 2 $35,495 100.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $37,648 100.00%
Geneticists 2 $44,065 100.00%
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 %
Jordan 7 $67,171 38.89%
United Kingdom 7 $74,429 43.75%
Albania 6 $43,149 37.50%
Thailand 6 $61,152 37.50%
Venezuela 6 $32,278 37.50%
Libya 6 $159,664 40.00%
Malaysia 6 $55,659 40.00%
Ethiopia 5 $35,194 35.71%
Syria 5 $97,713 35.71%
Afghanistan 5 $35,194 35.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
E Giants Technologies Llc 8 $77,548 80.00%
Lincoln Public Schools 8 $44,548 80.00%
Jn Medical Corporation 8 $38,368 80.00%
Alorica Inc 8 $70,702 80.00%
Reinke Manufacturing Company Inc 8 $55,131 80.00%
Rock County Hospital 8 $41,964 80.00%
Avera St Anthonys Hospital 8 $39,198 80.00%
Strategic Resources International Inc 8 $49,070 80.00%
Nci Information Systems Inc 8 $47,887 80.00%
Ample It Services Llc 8 $52,806 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3 Cs Inc 2 $31,179 100.00%
R R Customs Llc 2 $33,654 100.00%
Kem Cattle Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Richardson Manure Hauling 2 $33,613 100.00%
Benson Farms 2 $37,076 100.00%
Riverview Inc 2 $25,823 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Region 4 2 $30,545 100.00%
Down To Earth Spreading Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Wilson Brothers 2 $38,106 100.00%
Livingston Enterprises Inc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wholestone Farms Inc 1 $97,490 50.00%
Kubat Pharmacy Llc 1 $74,422 50.00%
Klingman Trucking Company 1 $51,646 50.00%
Waste Connections Us Inc 1 $90,293 50.00%
Laliguras Llc 1 $52,229 50.00%
Resource Pro Llc 1 $68,598 50.00%
Oshkosh Heifer Development Llc 1 $41,163 50.00%
Intervet Inc Dba Merck Animal Health 1 $41,413 50.00%
Kutak Rock Llp 1 $75,442 50.00%
Caredx Inc 1 $112,341 50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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%

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