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 %
Becton Dickinson And Company 60 $68,243 88.24%
Conagra Foods Inc 58 $79,690 87.88%
Capgemini America Inc 57 $70,531 89.06%
Hcl America Inc 57 $64,150 89.06%
The Nebraska Medical Center 57 $68,921 96.61%
Computer Sciences Corporation 55 $58,866 94.83%
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc 51 $76,197 87.93%
Ernst Young Us Llp 50 $66,345 87.72%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 50 $74,702 87.72%
Midwest Cloud Computing Llc 50 $80,223 87.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ensocare Inc 4 $74,604 28.57%
Greater Omaha Packing Co Inc 4 $73,856 28.57%
Avera St Anthonys Hospital 4 $37,440 30.77%
Central Community College 4 $49,334 30.77%
Ibm Corporation 4 $49,244 30.77%
Evan Aschoff 4 $35,485 30.77%
Ncr Corporation 4 $95,956 30.77%
Sunrise Express Inc 3 $56,826 25.00%
North Platte Livestock Feeders Llc 3 $43,930 25.00%
D S Enterprises Inc 3 $30,264 25.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1 $69,992 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 1 $82,493 100.00%
All Other Business Support Services 1 $116,376 100.00%
Museums 1 $30,118 100.00%
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $40,768 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 1 $59,301 100.00%
Professional Organizations 1 $77,251 100.00%
Sign Manufacturing 1 $52,021 100.00%
American Indian And Alaska Native Tribal Governments 1 $76,398 100.00%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services 1 $45,802 100.00%
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 $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