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 %
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 %
Computer Evidence Specialists Llc 2 $51,262 100.00%
The Nature Conservancy 2 $55,640 100.00%
Lincoln Premium Poultry Llc 2 $48,703 100.00%
Lamson Dugan And Murray Llp 2 $46,956 100.00%
Tenneco Inc 2 $60,716 100.00%
Integratech Llc 2 $47,716 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Ctr 2 $48,420 100.00%
Clarkson Regional Health 2 $46,904 100.00%
American Unit Inc 2 $53,342 100.00%
Orpine Inc 2 $47,965 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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