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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,116 $78,879 91.08%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,040 $64,072 92.27%
Computer Programmers 1,171 $56,780 82.87%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,021 $70,247 91.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 512 $131,323 89.98%
Software Developers, Systems Software 420 $81,504 91.11%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 316 $47,125 87.53%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 276 $60,882 91.69%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 260 $63,338 89.35%
Database Administrators 255 $74,906 87.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 674 $281,704 177.37%
Computer Systems Analysts 99 $79,928 33.22%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 77 $22,884 28.73%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 66 $37,222 26.61%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $85,657 29.95%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 63 $25,334 37.28%
Production Workers, All Other 58 $27,691 92.06%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $52,198 100.00%
Internists, General 40 $161,935 76.92%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $149,084 76.00%
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 %
Albania 6 $43,149 46.15%
Libya 6 $159,664 46.15%
Nigeria 6 $88,220 50.00%
Pakistan 6 $129,369 50.00%
Egypt 6 $121,853 54.55%
Venezuela 6 $32,278 54.55%
Malaysia 6 $55,659 54.55%
Japan 5 $41,648 50.00%
Syria 5 $97,713 50.00%
Macedonia 5 $37,980 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Municipal Power Pool 3 $67,323 75.00%
Kellogg Usa Inc 3 $71,018 75.00%
Ait Global Inc 3 $68,113 75.00%
3s Business Corporation 3 $65,159 75.00%
Stansource Inc 3 $71,885 75.00%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc 3 $69,285 75.00%
Anveta Inc 3 $68,695 75.00%
Turner Townsend Inc 3 $75,157 75.00%
Bi Labs Inc 3 $73,147 75.00%
Securenet Systems Corporation 3 $72,807 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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