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 %
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 %
Paypal Data Services Inc 5 $79,880 83.33%
Wabtec Railway Electronics Inc 5 $78,491 83.33%
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc 5 $88,385 83.33%
Keane Soft Inc 5 $68,024 83.33%
Digipulse Technologies Inc 5 $78,986 83.33%
Spl Consulting Inc 5 $96,437 83.33%
Squad Software Inc 5 $69,430 83.33%
Objectfrontier Inc 5 $75,887 83.33%
Dataformix Technologies Inc 5 $70,545 83.33%
Embecta Medical I Llc 5 $74,984 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cantu Detasseling Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
Grabenlife Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
R4 Transport Llc 1 $63,565 100.00%
City View Farms Llc 1 $36,046 100.00%
Kerry Maline Farm 1 $38,106 100.00%
Westerlin Harrington Flying Service 1 $63,565 100.00%
Joan C Luebbe Trust 1 $21,734 100.00%
Schindler Dairy Inc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Highland Farm Ranch Llc 1 $28,267 100.00%
Rod Rohde Farms 1 $33,051 100.00%
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 $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