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 %
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 %
I3 Infotek Inc 8 $76,300 88.89%
Novartis Consumer Health Inc Otc 8 $70,821 88.89%
Turner Construction Company 8 $78,549 88.89%
Seven Seas Technologies Inc 8 $71,245 88.89%
Pisoft Inc 8 $78,759 88.89%
Timesquare It Inc 8 $73,499 88.89%
Intellectt Inc 8 $88,260 88.89%
Ipg Gis Us Inc 8 $101,603 88.89%
Nebraska Pediatric Practice 8 $151,411 88.89%
Community Medical Center Inc 7 $48,436 77.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rick Buell 2 $21,892 100.00%
James E Duffek 2 $37,076 100.00%
D S Enterprises 2 $24,149 100.00%
C Columbus Co Op 2 $37,076 100.00%
Chapas Partnership 2 $26,957 100.00%
Bandur Farms Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Weborg Feedlot Inc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Providence Farms Llc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Tinant Ranch Llc 2 $29,141 100.00%
Professional Swine Employment Llc 2 $37,086 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
It Resources Inc 1 $114,026 50.00%
Sonburst Communication 1 $52,000 50.00%
Premier Research International Llc 1 $64,210 50.00%
Physicians Clinic Incdba Methodist Physicians C 1 $217,381 100.00%
Flsmidth Inc 1 $68,952 100.00%
Cheyenne Co Hospital Assoc Dba Sidney Regional Med 1 $31,366 100.00%
Hornady Manufacturing 1 $39,562 100.00%
Data Axle Inc 1 $99,445 100.00%
Licor Inc 1 $43,098 100.00%
Kathmandu Kapan Llc Little King 1 $32,365 100.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Utility System Construction 1 $55,224 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1 $38,730 100.00%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing 1 $78,686 100.00%
Ambulance Services 1 $49,858 100.00%
Payroll Services 1 $99,965 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 1 $23,566 100.00%
Retail Bakeries 1 $54,558 100.00%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1 $69,992 100.00%
Professional Organizations 1 $77,251 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing 1 $49,691 100.00%
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 $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