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 %
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 %
Albania 6 $43,149 46.15%
Libya 6 $159,664 46.15%
Nigeria 6 $88,220 50.00%
Pakistan 6 $129,369 50.00%
Egypt 6 $121,853 54.55%
Venezuela 6 $32,278 54.55%
Malaysia 6 $55,659 54.55%
Japan 5 $41,648 50.00%
Syria 5 $97,713 50.00%
Macedonia 5 $37,980 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Evidence Specialists Llc 2 $51,262 100.00%
The Nature Conservancy 2 $55,640 100.00%
Lincoln Premium Poultry Llc 2 $48,703 100.00%
Lamson Dugan And Murray Llp 2 $46,956 100.00%
Tenneco Inc 2 $60,716 100.00%
Integratech Llc 2 $47,716 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Ctr 2 $48,420 100.00%
Clarkson Regional Health 2 $46,904 100.00%
American Unit Inc 2 $53,342 100.00%
Orpine Inc 2 $47,965 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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