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 %
Bioinformatics Scientists 17 $57,991 85.00%
Registered Nurses 17 $51,841 85.00%
Lawyers 17 $71,553 89.47%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17 $56,648 89.47%
Chemical Engineers 16 $52,077 84.21%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $53,432 88.89%
Epidemiologists 16 $55,758 88.89%
Financial Specialists, All Other 15 $53,147 83.33%
Graphic Designers 15 $35,342 83.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $45,301 88.24%
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 %
South Korea 26 $34,965 50.00%
Canada 21 $93,299 42.86%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $58,872 51.61%
Cambodia 9 $25,334 30.00%
Guatemala 8 $32,739 42.11%
Iran 8 $65,561 50.00%
Germany 7 $59,765 46.67%
Jordan 7 $67,171 46.67%
Pakistan 6 $129,369 42.86%
Egypt 6 $121,853 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 18 $60,752 90.00%
First Data Merchant Services Llc 18 $89,814 90.00%
Tek Leaders Inc 17 $72,352 85.00%
Edisquare Inc 17 $76,172 89.47%
Ciber Global Llc 17 $78,341 89.47%
Larsen Toubro Limited 17 $41,966 89.47%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 16 $57,266 84.21%
Danta Technologies Inc 16 $85,775 84.21%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 16 $75,642 84.21%
Lancaster County School District 0001 16 $47,296 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helget Gas Products Inc 1 $76,482 33.33%
Lester Electrical Of Nebraska Inc 1 $56,805 33.33%
Prime Communications Inc 1 $58,739 33.33%
Sunby Enterprises Inc 1 $18,429 33.33%
Rpn Llc Dba Enhance Health Network 1 $113,090 33.33%
Kamby Enterprises Llc 1 $69,493 33.33%
The Maschhoffs 1 $113,963 33.33%
Nebraska Department Of Natural Resources 1 $51,900 33.33%
Elementis Ltp Lp 1 $75,192 33.33%
Ca Industries Inc 1 $95,493 33.33%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 289 $31,274 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 264 $30,883 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 171 $34,005 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 161 $32,361 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 125 $31,628 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 113 $32,524 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 80 $32,668 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 60 $32,828 100.00%
Potato Farming 57 $31,471 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 51 $33,351 100.00%

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 $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