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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 %
Agricultural Equipment Operators	804	$32,281	321.60%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	201	$30,485	84.10%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	139	$31,474	137.62%
Construction Laborers	78	$34,474	97.50%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	72	$32,331	130.91%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	67	$29,520	139.58%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8	$33,147	17.02%
Helpers--Carpenters	6	$34,556	13.64%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3	$33,453	7.50%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	3	$34,452	7.50%

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 %
Ecuador	3	$105,941	50.00%
Honduras	3	$37,003	50.00%
Ethiopia	3	$90,778	60.00%
Indonesia	2	$35,111	40.00%
El Salvador	2	$73,050	40.00%
Ghana	2	$151,851	40.00%
Taiwan	2	$72,915	40.00%
Poland	2	$88,098	40.00%
Greece	2	$106,264	40.00%
Lebanon	2	$85,274	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc	2	$86,175	100.00%
Branchpattern Inc	2	$119,788	100.00%
Pixobot Inc	2	$90,626	100.00%
Lodestone Management Consultants Inc	2	$102,243	100.00%
Ralcorp Holdings Inc	2	$87,360	100.00%
Asap Solutions Group	2	$89,461	100.00%
Taylor Engineering Group Llc	2	$87,818	100.00%
Cliff It Solutions Inc	2	$89,024	100.00%
Diversified Solutions Inc	2	$90,012	100.00%
C A Industries Inc	2	$93,995	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 %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	261	$93,577	95.26%
Insurance Carriers	249	$84,621	92.91%
All Other Insurance Related Activities	231	$81,980	90.23%
Line Haul Railroads	217	$80,922	95.59%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	194	$90,314	96.04%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	178	$90,320	96.22%
Engineering Services	165	$63,491	89.67%
Marketing Consulting Services	160	$69,381	87.43%
Commercial Banking	156	$70,296	90.70%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	132	$82,905	99.25%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming	37	$32,373	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	34	$30,159	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	29	$30,008	100.00%
Sheep Farming	24	$19,870	100.00%
Apiculture	20	$30,703	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	19	$30,959	100.00%
Hay Farming	16	$33,173	100.00%
Corn Farming	15	$31,178	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	15	$34,579	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$32,581	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial Banking	34	$59,612	45.95%
Computer Systems Design Services	31	$79,320	42.47%
General Freight Trucking	23	$33,461	35.38%
Other Computer Related Services	23	$80,734	35.94%
Consumer Lending	20	$76,019	31.75%
Support Activities For Animal Production	19	$26,979	31.67%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	18	$89,367	31.03%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	15	$90,712	27.27%
Natural Gas Distribution	15	$77,316	27.78%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	14	$88,179	27.45%

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.