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 %
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $65,021 100.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $68,960 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 1 $72,280 100.00%
Occupational Therapists 1 $72,987 100.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $73,091 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $75,941 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $78,686 100.00%
Optometrists 1 $87,090 100.00%
Pathologists 1 $187,387 100.00%
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 %
Indonesia 2 $35,111 66.67%
El Salvador 2 $73,050 66.67%
Mauritania 1 $79,706 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $127,712 50.00%
Dominican Republic 1 $96,470 50.00%
Peru 1 $41,579 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $51,400 50.00%
Palestine 1 $89,939 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $22,547 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cabelas Inc 82 $70,822 82.83%
Concentrix Cvg Customer Management Group Inc 81 $90,795 91.01%
Deloitte Touche Llp 79 $64,215 92.94%
First Data Resources Llc 75 $80,017 90.36%
Aci Worldwide Corp 70 $80,679 88.61%
North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation 68 $162,748 88.31%
Transaction Applications Group Inc 67 $74,367 90.54%
Csg Systems Inc Dba Csg 67 $88,606 94.37%
Infogroup Inc 65 $72,877 92.86%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 65 $60,368 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Department Of Education 5 $62,809 27.78%
Lincoln Technology Solutions Llc 5 $56,792 27.78%
Design Data Corporation 5 $54,438 27.78%
Metropolitan Utilites District 5 $68,885 29.41%
Linkedin Corporation 4 $82,737 25.00%
Infousa Inc 4 $50,986 25.00%
York Feedlot Inc 4 $14,113 25.00%
Mrc Information Technology Inc 4 $83,912 25.00%
Omaha Public Power District 4 $106,439 26.67%
Sirius Computer Solutions Inc 4 $98,150 28.57%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 289 $31,274 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 264 $30,883 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 171 $34,005 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 161 $32,361 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 125 $31,628 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 113 $32,524 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 80 $32,668 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 60 $32,828 100.00%
Potato Farming 57 $31,471 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 51 $33,351 100.00%

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 $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