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 %
Romania 5 $47,903 55.56%
Argentina 4 $79,716 44.44%
Colombia 4 $36,335 44.44%
United States Of America 4 $57,034 44.44%
Serbia 4 $48,427 44.44%
Spain 3 $64,224 37.50%
Ecuador 3 $105,941 37.50%
Honduras 3 $37,003 42.86%
Ethiopia 3 $90,778 42.86%
Israel 3 $45,632 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sogeti Usa Llc 12 $69,564 92.31%
Aj Associates Dental Pc 12 $88,393 92.31%
Certide Inc 12 $77,837 92.31%
Lincoln Technology Solutions Llc 11 $55,538 84.62%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary 11 $72,828 84.62%
Design Data Inc 11 $57,399 84.62%
It Resources Inc 11 $62,833 91.67%
Researchusa Llc 11 $61,023 91.67%
Csc Covansys Corporation 11 $58,193 91.67%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 11 $66,885 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macpractice Inc 1 $66,498 50.00%
Bison Inc 1 $65,645 50.00%
Hexagon Lincoln Llc 1 $94,390 50.00%
Henderson Health Care Services Inc 1 $39,894 50.00%
Blackford Law Llc 1 $32,781 50.00%
Ricky And Lucys Country Greenhouse 1 $24,484 50.00%
Clover Network Inc 1 $62,421 50.00%
Resource Pro 1 $39,395 50.00%
Gorham Export Packing Llc 1 $94,952 50.00%
Diversified Solutions Inc 1 $93,122 50.00%

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