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 %
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 %
University Of Nebraska Omaha 21 $81,314 91.30%
Kpmg Llp 21 $54,681 91.30%
Deloitte Tax Llp 21 $57,140 91.30%
Alegent Creighton Health 21 $54,910 91.30%
Mindtree Limited 21 $67,778 91.30%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 20 $63,525 86.96%
Oath Holdings Inc 20 $77,773 86.96%
Data Migration Resources Inc 20 $85,861 90.91%
Dtn Llc 19 $85,610 90.48%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 19 $66,510 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
2xz Ranch Llc 5 $34,154 100.00%
Tl Schilke Enterprises Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
Adams Land Cattle Company 5 $23,130 100.00%
Chs Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
David Allen Primrose 4 $37,076 100.00%
Champion Farms Inc 4 $36,182 100.00%
Css Potato Farms Llc 4 $28,694 100.00%
Triple G Farming Llc 4 $36,561 100.00%
Kroeker Farms Llc 4 $36,114 100.00%
Herd Co 4 $34,382 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Union College 1 $36,000 25.00%
Xpanxion Llc 1 $77,667 25.00%
Friendship Program Inc 1 $22,298 25.00%
Healthland Inc 1 $90,917 25.00%
Hematology Oncology Consultants Pc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Children Adolescent Clinic Pc 1 $122,720 25.00%
Pulmonary Medicine Specialists Pc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Net Tech Distributing Inc 1 $61,547 25.00%
Eon Properties Llc 1 $62,691 25.00%
Companion Linc Llc 1 $50,794 25.00%

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