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 %
Ghana	2	$151,851	50.00%
Kenya	2	$60,825	50.00%
Hong Kong	2	$63,870	50.00%
Turkey	2	$56,030	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$122,003	50.00%
Panama	2	$59,167	50.00%
Greece	2	$106,264	50.00%
Italy	2	$35,977	66.67%
Sweden	1	$35,194	33.33%
Kuwait	1	$105,914	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Box Butte General Hospital	6	$54,051	85.71%
Ven Soft Llc	6	$86,060	85.71%
Bailey Lauerman Associates Inc	6	$44,640	85.71%
Marriott International Inc	6	$56,465	85.71%
Td Ameritrade Holding Corporation	6	$69,945	85.71%
Sriven Systems Inc	6	$54,177	85.71%
Western Nebraska Community College	6	$47,113	85.71%
Cls Investments Llc	6	$47,157	85.71%
Cheyenne County Hospital Association Inc	6	$45,091	85.71%
The Msr Group Llc	6	$51,910	85.71%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Del Sur Harvesting Llc	2	$26,919	100.00%
William Bebout	2	$37,076	100.00%
Shepperd Feeding Company Inc	2	$31,179	100.00%
Flaming Son Ltd	2	$37,076	100.00%
Ralph Holzfaster	2	$29,120	100.00%
Ross Kurkowski	2	$45,438	100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Columbus Ne	2	$28,694	100.00%
Gracia Sons Llc	2	$44,356	100.00%
Country Nursery Inc	2	$23,161	100.00%
Brett Ortmeier	2	$37,076	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	7,243	$70,788	88.47%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,622	$53,837	87.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	946	$70,970	93.11%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	756	$88,517	86.50%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	448	$85,266	92.95%
Other Computer Related Services	435	$69,499	92.36%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	424	$165,524	90.41%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	379	$72,116	87.73%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	369	$71,345	96.60%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	355	$98,427	98.07%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	354	$32,696	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	336	$32,860	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	218	$33,723	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	195	$34,277	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	193	$34,551	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	152	$33,871	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	105	$34,317	100.00%
Potato Farming	87	$33,863	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	72	$33,621	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	66	$33,390	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	1,022	$86,980	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	445	$57,771	100.00%
Poultry Processing	314	$23,276	100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	299	$35,273	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	146	$149,463	100.00%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	131	$86,535	100.00%
Human Resources Consulting Services	114	$68,321	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	111	$78,442	100.00%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	101	$79,168	100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage	85	$25,334	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 $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.