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 Network Architects 45 $80,988 84.91%
Engineers, All Other 44 $54,565 83.02%
Business Intelligence Analysts 43 $71,637 81.13%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $61,754 80.77%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $58,335 82.35%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $66,082 82.35%
Web Developers 40 $52,721 81.63%
Psychiatrists 40 $130,517 90.91%
Biomedical Engineers 37 $59,671 88.10%
Surgeons 36 $231,932 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Fraser Stryker Pc Llo 3 $78,388 100.00%
Meta Platforms Inc 3 $89,530 100.00%
Helios And Matheson Information Technology Inc 3 $76,419 100.00%
Northstar Group Inc 3 $75,497 100.00%
National Soft Systems Inc 3 $79,699 100.00%
Congensys Corp 3 $77,078 100.00%
Svt Inc 3 $75,844 100.00%
Usm Business Systems Inc 3 $80,995 100.00%
Srk Systems Inc 3 $75,504 100.00%
Scadea Solutions Inc 3 $75,844 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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