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 %
Microbiologists 66 $42,285 84.62%
Financial Analysts 64 $57,118 83.12%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 61 $48,562 87.14%
Registered Nurses 56 $65,378 86.15%
Chemists 54 $45,655 85.71%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 52 $48,020 85.25%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 51 $44,800 86.44%
Hospitalists 50 $152,184 84.75%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $78,092 84.48%
Electrical Engineers 49 $68,338 90.74%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 8 $90,685 66.67%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $56,623 58.33%
Accountants and Auditors 7 $62,630 58.33%
Waiters and Waitresses 7 $19,308 58.33%
Computer Programmers 6 $79,127 54.55%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,168 54.55%
Information Security Analysts 6 $81,671 54.55%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $41,139 54.55%
Segmental Pavers 6 $31,325 54.55%
Psychiatrists 6 $171,832 54.55%
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 %
Peru 1 $41,579 100.00%
Malawi 1 $36,982 100.00%
Moldova 1 $73,237 100.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $127,712 100.00%
Georgia 1 $44,304 100.00%
Madagascar 1 $88,754 100.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 1,159 $50,840 81.50%
Prokarma Inc 1,097 $77,781 79.49%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 842 $54,950 94.82%
Infosys Limited 745 $69,793 99.33%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 339 $68,120 98.83%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 321 $75,440 98.47%
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company 315 $89,445 97.22%
Creighton University 286 $59,403 93.46%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 273 $103,861 93.49%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 262 $85,954 91.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 72 $31,622 100.00%
Daniels Produce Llc 51 $30,445 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 49 $33,987 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ne 38 $34,985 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 33 $31,806 100.00%
Heldt Produce Inc 26 $31,585 100.00%
At Farms Inc 26 $33,267 100.00%
Ten West Cattle Inc 18 $31,398 100.00%
Shotkoski Hay Co 17 $27,794 100.00%
Otto Ag Investments Llc 16 $34,044 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 841 $87,422 100.00%
Tecumseh Poultry Llc 314 $23,276 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 150 $51,267 50.34%
University Of Nebraska Lincoln 99 $50,707 66.00%
Sunrise Express 99 $37,915 100.00%
Universal Pure Cold Storage Llc 85 $25,334 85.86%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Nebraska 76 $69,442 87.36%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 71 $91,988 83.53%
Paypal Inc 68 $82,025 82.93%
American Union Ventures Inc Dba Am Recycling 65 $26,819 80.25%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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 $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