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 %
Doane University 2 $35,830 66.67%
Agent Branding Inc 2 $27,685 66.67%
Building Energy Solutions Amp Technology Inc 2 $33,197 66.67%
Ardent Erp Solutions Inc 2 $31,211 66.67%
College Of St Mary 2 $30,607 66.67%
Telesis Inc 2 $33,062 66.67%
Brazilian Consortium Of Stone Inc 2 $37,929 66.67%
St Pius X Parish 2 $41,281 66.67%
Worldview Ltd 2 $40,747 66.67%
Qc Supply Llc 2 $32,833 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools 156 $47,325 88.14%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 139 $84,274 95.86%
Credit Bureaus 139 $91,311 99.29%
Management Consulting Services 130 $67,531 97.74%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 112 $66,233 86.82%
Offices Of Physicians 105 $153,788 88.98%
Human Resources Consulting Services 74 $84,839 84.09%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 71 $105,503 88.75%
Consumer Lending 70 $78,935 89.74%
Temporary Help Services 69 $81,321 92.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Line Haul Railroads 52 $78,449 89.66%
Full Service Restaurants 42 $30,202 80.77%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 42 $35,336 100.00%
Engineering Services 37 $71,359 88.10%
Commercial Banking 37 $60,951 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 35 $29,959 94.59%
Computer Systems Design Services 32 $79,825 91.43%
Offices Of Physicians 30 $173,506 93.75%
Food Manufacturing 29 $72,986 93.55%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 27 $94,359 90.00%

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