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 %
Biomedical Engineers 32 $56,800 88.89%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 31 $50,604 88.57%
Dentists, General 31 $104,191 91.18%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $51,682 84.85%
Pediatricians, General 28 $136,938 87.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $61,816 86.21%
General and Operations Managers 23 $92,304 82.14%
Actuaries 23 $68,581 88.46%
Construction Managers 23 $77,967 88.46%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $44,711 84.62%
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 1,448 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyprus 1 $98,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Autodesk Inc 1 $96,678 50.00%
Servicenow Inc 1 $96,678 50.00%
Aegon Global Services Llc 1 $97,053 50.00%
Complete Nutrition 1 $97,198 50.00%
Ameritas Life Insurance Company 1 $97,739 50.00%
Sirius Computer Solutions Llc 1 $97,900 50.00%
Sophlogic Global Llc 1 $97,906 50.00%
Analysts International Corporation 1 $97,906 50.00%
American Cybersystems Inc 1 $97,906 50.00%
Salesforcecom Inc 1 $97,906 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 289 $31,274 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 264 $30,883 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 171 $34,005 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 161 $32,361 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 125 $31,628 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 113 $32,524 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 80 $32,668 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 60 $32,828 100.00%
Potato Farming 57 $31,471 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 51 $33,351 100.00%

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 $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