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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $44,413 85.71%
General and Operations Managers 23 $92,304 82.14%
Bioinformatics Scientists 23 $58,511 85.19%
Physical Therapists 22 $63,011 84.62%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 21 $40,177 84.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $46,246 84.00%
Epidemiologists 21 $58,708 87.50%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 20 $63,172 83.33%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 20 $58,262 86.96%
Lawyers 20 $73,991 90.91%
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 %
Moldova 1 $73,237 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $127,712 50.00%
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%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vdriveinfo Inc 5 $73,366 83.33%
Emaestro Technologies Inc 5 $64,095 83.33%
Kutak Rock Llp 5 $81,470 83.33%
Global Technical Software Services Inc 5 $69,776 83.33%
Sai Technologies Llc 5 $74,439 83.33%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 5 $92,660 83.33%
First Consulting Group Llc 5 $74,031 83.33%
Lucid Technologies Inc 5 $71,839 83.33%
Adroit Associates Inc 5 $64,750 83.33%
Sbp Consulting Inc 5 $91,849 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vader Farms Gp 1 $38,106 100.00%
Luckey Pumping Service Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
Walthers Three Rivers Llc 1 $25,293 100.00%
365 Ventures Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
Mr Wilke Enterprises Llc 1 $31,179 100.00%
Robertson Spraying Llc 1 $36,046 100.00%
Rolling Stone Feedyard Llc 2 1 $31,179 100.00%
Hackel Custom 1 $36,046 100.00%
Kepler Sons Trucking Llc 1 $21,528 100.00%
J2 Custom Chopping Llc 1 $36,046 100.00%
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