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 %
India 733 $90,044 47.38%
Mexico 61 $35,010 40.40%
Vietnam 52 $26,432 45.22%
Bangladesh 49 $32,887 50.00%
China 41 $45,344 62.12%
South Africa 38 $34,241 60.32%
Brazil 35 $43,935 56.45%
Nepal 31 $64,359 51.67%
Philippines 30 $50,881 50.85%
Zimbabwe 30 $38,090 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D3 Technology Inc 13 $74,154 86.67%
Ecera System Llc 13 $71,411 92.86%
Omaha Public Power District 13 $96,218 92.86%
Hastings College 12 $43,017 85.71%
University Of Nebraska Kearney 12 $44,489 85.71%
Management Health Systems Llc 12 $43,382 85.71%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 12 $55,434 92.31%
National Indemnity Company 12 $71,134 92.31%
Pender Community Hospital District 12 $53,863 92.31%
Ps Technology Inc 12 $71,858 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Children Adolescent Clinic Pc 1 $122,720 33.33%
Healthland Inc 1 $90,917 33.33%
Hematology Oncology Consultants Pc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Pulmonary Medicine Specialists Pc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Brazilian Consortium Of Stone Inc 1 $55,016 33.33%
Eon Properties Llc 1 $62,691 33.33%
Companion Linc Llc 1 $50,794 50.00%
Gt Exhaust 1 $65,624 50.00%
The Msr Group 1 $62,088 50.00%
Net Tech Distributing Inc 1 $61,547 50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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 $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