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 %
Populus Group Llc	40	$86,468	86.96%
Ibm India Private Limited	40	$62,252	88.89%
Connvertex Technologies Inc	40	$60,223	88.89%
Farm Credit Services Of America Flca	39	$95,348	88.64%
Dell Marketing Lp	39	$58,271	88.64%
Ibm Corporation	39	$62,011	88.64%
Nebraska Pediatric Practice Inc	38	$128,026	88.37%
System Soft Technologies Llc	37	$56,181	86.05%
University Of Nebraska At Kearney	36	$44,949	85.71%
Ciber Inc	35	$58,918	85.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agrigenetics Dba Mycogen Corporation	2	$38,750	28.57%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc	2	$87,818	28.57%
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc	2	$77,033	28.57%
Sycamore Leaf Solutions Llc	2	$41,756	33.33%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc	2	$62,588	33.33%
Brown County Hospital	2	$48,381	33.33%
America Sales Leads Llc	2	$68,349	33.33%
Midland University	2	$48,593	33.33%
Kinja Inc	2	$17,504	33.33%
Yesmail Inc	2	$75,910	33.33%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	15	$54,857	78.95%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	15	$78,819	83.33%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	15	$65,704	83.33%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	15	$60,062	93.75%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	15	$88,595	93.75%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	14	$82,050	93.33%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	14	$94,508	93.33%
All Other Support Activities For Transportation	13	$62,779	92.86%
Printing	13	$39,003	92.86%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	12	$62,315	85.71%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions	2	$56,079	28.57%
Child Care Services	2	$26,187	33.33%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	2	$62,577	33.33%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing	2	$111,488	33.33%
Scientific Research And Development Services	2	$38,750	33.33%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	2	$50,014	33.33%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	2	$63,794	33.33%
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	2	$19,053	33.33%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	1	$65,645	16.67%
Other Investment Pools And Funds	1	$85,946	16.67%

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.