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 %
Information Security Analysts 36 $75,573 87.80%
Food Scientists and Technologists 35 $45,003 89.74%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 34 $50,708 89.47%
Dentists, General 31 $104,191 83.78%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $51,937 88.57%
Pediatricians, General 28 $136,938 82.35%
Construction Managers 27 $78,508 81.82%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $63,235 90.00%
Actuaries 27 $70,088 90.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $56,355 89.66%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil and Plant Scientists 4 $34,257 50.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $35,750 50.00%
Food Preparation Workers 4 $23,109 50.00%
Animal Scientists 4 $61,792 50.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 3 $44,075 37.50%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3 $50,537 42.86%
Lawyers 3 $84,698 42.86%
Childcare Workers 3 $24,974 42.86%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $57,478 42.86%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $53,433 42.86%
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 %
Georgia 1 $44,304 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $88,754 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%
France 1 $36,080 50.00%
Chad 1 $49,713 50.00%
Belgium 1 $62,421 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $36,982 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $64,979 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Olsson Inc 5 $58,045 83.33%
Egen Solutions Inc 5 $58,756 83.33%
Lincoln Industries Inc 5 $68,241 83.33%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 5 $58,132 83.33%
Apps Solutions Inc 5 $68,885 83.33%
Swift Solutions Inc 5 $64,305 83.33%
Diaspark Inc 5 $54,267 83.33%
Applied Information Management Institute 5 $59,080 83.33%
Tt Technologies Inc 5 $65,670 83.33%
Sena Info Technologies Inc 5 $55,682 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wfo Express Inc 1 $63,565 100.00%
Belltown Farms Gf Opco Llc 1 $36,046 100.00%
Heinrichs Harvesting 1 $26,478 100.00%
Keiser Feedlot Ltd 1 $36,046 100.00%
Stallbaumer Farms Inc 1 $38,106 100.00%
743 Farms Llc 1 $34,258 100.00%
Timmerman Land Cattle 1 $38,106 100.00%
Wolff Farms Produce Llc 1 $34,258 100.00%
A T Farms Inc 1 $38,106 100.00%
Starrh Bees Inc 1 $28,704 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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%

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