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 %
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 %
Ameritas Life Insurance Corp	45	$75,537	88.24%
D2sol Inc	45	$72,977	90.00%
Father Flanagans Boys Home	44	$114,962	89.80%
Celerion Inc	44	$48,759	89.80%
Epro Technologies Llc	44	$54,054	89.80%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	44	$74,755	91.67%
Metropolitan Utilities District	43	$87,410	91.49%
Spreetail Llc	42	$87,094	89.36%
Everest Consulting Group Inc	42	$67,077	91.30%
Erp Analysts Inc	41	$67,610	89.13%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oppliger Feeders	3	$13,666	33.33%
Hastings College	3	$45,123	33.33%
Team Financial Management Systems Inc	3	$68,411	37.50%
Western Nebraska Community College	3	$49,570	37.50%
Nebraska Book Company Inc	3	$50,620	42.86%
Safeway Inc	2	$102,700	28.57%
Quality Meats Inc	2	$93,122	28.57%
Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc	2	$92,935	28.57%
Fremont Area Medical Center	2	$50,482	28.57%
Yahoo Inc	2	$72,353	28.57%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	2	$66,155	100.00%
Other Similar Organizations Except Business Professional Labor And Political Organizations	2	$78,489	100.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing	2	$65,551	100.00%
Other Animal Food Manufacturing	2	$54,018	100.00%
Administration Of Education Programs	2	$39,032	100.00%
Other Personal Care Services	2	$103,064	100.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	2	$63,014	100.00%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	2	$22,234	100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation	2	$45,011	100.00%
Water And Sewer Line And Related Structures Construction	2	$91,130	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.