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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 %
Mechanical Engineers	104	$63,253	87.39%
Internists, General	104	$163,221	89.66%
Industrial Engineers	98	$72,215	85.22%
Soil and Plant Scientists	85	$43,540	83.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	81	$59,504	85.26%
Information Technology Project Managers	81	$81,636	85.26%
Family and General Practitioners	79	$120,192	94.05%
Physicists	67	$53,337	84.81%
Biological Technicians	66	$35,725	86.84%
Civil Engineers	66	$63,485	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Engineers	15	$79,242	88.24%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12	$72,457	70.59%
Family and General Practitioners	11	$121,525	68.75%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$64,353	66.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	$136,178	66.67%
Mechanical Engineers	9	$67,709	69.23%
Management Analysts	8	$67,777	61.54%
General and Operations Managers	8	$90,685	61.54%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$90,495	61.54%
Civil Engineers	7	$70,176	58.33%

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 %
Prokarma Inc	1,097	$77,781	79.49%
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska	997	$49,735	80.40%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center	752	$54,110	95.07%
Infosys Limited	703	$68,766	99.72%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	339	$68,120	98.83%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	290	$74,242	98.98%
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company	278	$86,170	96.86%
Creighton University	262	$59,097	94.24%
Gallup Inc	237	$69,542	87.13%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company	237	$84,692	90.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Prokarma Inc	826	$87,073	100.00%
Tecumseh Poultry Llc	314	$23,276	100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center	137	$50,770	100.00%
Sunrise Express	99	$37,915	100.00%
University Of Nebraska Lincoln	99	$50,707	100.00%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Nebraska	76	$69,442	88.37%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company	65	$91,764	80.25%
Paypal Inc	65	$81,149	81.25%
American Union Ventures Inc Dba Am Recycling	65	$26,819	82.28%
Universal Pure Cold Storage Llc	63	$25,334	82.89%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	6,949	$69,634	89.01%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,340	$53,142	86.96%
Computer Systems Design Services	880	$69,332	92.83%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	629	$91,987	86.05%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	435	$84,329	95.39%
Other Computer Related Services	419	$68,554	92.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	407	$163,125	90.24%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	359	$71,001	89.97%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	352	$70,579	94.62%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	263	$71,014	88.26%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	314	$23,276	31.31%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	143	$149,812	33.81%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	96	$79,254	30.57%
Marketing Consulting Services	80	$68,181	55.94%
General Freight Trucking Local	74	$38,230	58.27%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	73	$78,094	64.04%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	65	$26,819	66.33%
Insurance Carriers	64	$92,025	66.67%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	63	$25,334	78.75%
Cattle Feedlots	35	$29,959	43.75%

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.