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 %
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 %
Client Software Services Llc 2 $55,068 100.00%
Nvesttech Inc 2 $54,122 100.00%
Centene Management Company Llc 2 $62,691 100.00%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 2 $49,868 100.00%
Overhead Door Corporation 2 $49,899 100.00%
Margin5 Solutions Inc 2 $49,941 100.00%
Infosys Technologies Limited 2 $55,516 100.00%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 2 $55,859 100.00%
Opel Systems Inc 2 $52,219 100.00%
Heritage Care Center 2 $50,190 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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