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 %
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 108 $79,120 85.71%
Industrial Engineers 107 $72,819 88.43%
Internists, General 103 $163,487 86.55%
Soil and Plant Scientists 102 $45,059 88.70%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 92 $59,795 85.98%
Information Technology Project Managers 81 $81,636 85.26%
Family and General Practitioners 79 $120,192 84.95%
Civil Engineers 77 $63,212 89.53%
Biological Technicians 76 $36,973 90.48%
Physicists 71 $54,541 89.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 1 $34,258 5.56%
Nursery Workers 1 $34,258 5.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineers 15 $79,242 78.95%
Mechanical Engineers 12 $69,547 66.67%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 12 $72,457 66.67%
Family and General Practitioners 11 $121,525 68.75%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $66,230 73.33%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10 $136,178 66.67%
Civil Engineers 9 $72,684 69.23%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $91,829 69.23%
Cooks, Restaurant 9 $28,526 69.23%
General and Operations Managers 8 $90,685 61.54%
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 %
Ensocare Inc 3 $83,040 100.00%
Inflectioncom Inc 3 $88,365 100.00%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers America Inc 3 $76,086 100.00%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 3 $76,523 100.00%
Miracle Softtech Llc 3 $79,990 100.00%
Expedent Corp 3 $85,925 100.00%
Sira Consulting Inc 3 $81,154 100.00%
Dice Communications Inc 3 $81,627 100.00%
Koley Jessen Pc Llo 3 $90,764 100.00%
It Trailblazers Llc 3 $88,483 100.00%
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Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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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