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 %
Microbiologists 64 $42,008 88.89%
Financial Analysts 56 $55,648 86.15%
Business Intelligence Analysts 53 $66,738 85.48%
Hospitalists 50 $152,184 81.97%
Chemists 49 $44,979 87.50%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 46 $44,509 85.19%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 45 $46,153 83.33%
Computer Network Architects 45 $80,988 84.91%
Engineers, All Other 44 $54,565 84.62%
Electrical Engineers 43 $65,113 82.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Waiters and Waitresses 7 $19,308 58.33%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $41,139 50.00%
Information Security Analysts 6 $81,671 50.00%
Segmental Pavers 6 $31,325 54.55%
Accountants and Auditors 6 $58,903 54.55%
Computer Programmers 6 $79,127 54.55%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,168 54.55%
Psychiatrists 6 $171,832 54.55%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5 $29,411 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 5 $34,374 50.00%
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 %
Social Advocacy Organizations 2 $59,124 100.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $37,940 100.00%
New Car Dealers 2 $79,019 100.00%
Distilleries 2 $42,963 100.00%
Educational Support Services 2 $44,262 100.00%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 2 $66,966 100.00%
Voluntary Health Organizations 2 $61,631 100.00%
Civic And Social Organizations 2 $45,531 100.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 1 $56,100 50.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $64,397 50.00%
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.

State Avg Wage