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 %
Latvia 1 $85,000 100.00%
Kuwait 1 $105,914 100.00%
Belgium 1 $62,421 100.00%
Hungary 1 $93,766 100.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 100.00%
Morocco 1 $38,230 100.00%
Bahamas 1 $322,200 100.00%
Moldova 1 $73,237 100.00%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 100.00%
Chad 1 $49,713 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Svt Inc 3 $75,844 75.00%
Usm Business Systems Inc 3 $80,995 75.00%
Srk Systems Inc 3 $75,504 75.00%
Scadea Solutions Inc 3 $75,844 75.00%
Ensocare Inc 3 $83,040 75.00%
Inflectioncom Inc 3 $88,365 75.00%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers America Inc 3 $76,086 75.00%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 3 $76,523 75.00%
Miracle Softtech Llc 3 $79,990 75.00%
Expedent Corp 3 $85,925 75.00%
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