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
20,885 82.32% $74,077 H-1B
2,243 8.84% $131,136 PERM
2,115 8.34% $32,879 H-2A
129 0.51% $87,004 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 25,372 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 20,885 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.32% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,243 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.84% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,109 $78,853 90.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,028 $64,139 91.72%
Computer Programmers 1,169 $56,769 82.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,021 $70,247 91.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 510 $130,997 89.63%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 412 $48,661 88.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 402 $82,474 87.20%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 307 $60,833 93.60%
Database Administrators 254 $74,967 84.39%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 240 $64,169 82.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,035 $33,573 288.30%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 341 $32,975 105.57%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 221 $33,813 168.70%
Construction Laborers 106 $36,073 119.10%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 72 $32,331 105.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 67 $29,520 106.35%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 17 $49,251 30.91%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $47,000 24.53%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $35,935 13.64%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $34,556 13.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 674 $281,704 177.37%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 111 $26,654 37.25%
Computer Systems Analysts 99 $79,928 33.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 68 $37,270 25.37%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $85,657 26.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 63 $25,334 26.81%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $52,136 29.35%
Production Workers, All Other 58 $27,691 68.24%
Internists, General 40 $161,935 72.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $149,084 71.70%
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 312 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Nebraska From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uganda 2 $121,597 40.00%
Poland 2 $88,098 40.00%
Indonesia 2 $35,111 40.00%
Chile 2 $103,648 40.00%
Ireland 2 $89,265 40.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $57,242 40.00%
Sri Lanka 2 $94,734 40.00%
Taiwan 2 $72,915 40.00%
Ghana 2 $151,851 40.00%
Kenya 2 $60,825 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Nebraska Omaha 21 $81,314 91.30%
Kpmg Llp 21 $54,681 91.30%
Deloitte Tax Llp 21 $57,140 91.30%
Alegent Creighton Health 21 $54,910 91.30%
Mindtree Limited 21 $67,778 91.30%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 20 $63,525 86.96%
Oath Holdings Inc 20 $77,773 86.96%
Data Migration Resources Inc 20 $85,861 90.91%
Dtn Llc 19 $85,610 90.48%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 19 $66,510 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
2xz Ranch Llc 5 $34,154 100.00%
Tl Schilke Enterprises Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
Adams Land Cattle Company 5 $23,130 100.00%
Chs Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
David Allen Primrose 4 $37,076 100.00%
Champion Farms Inc 4 $36,182 100.00%
Css Potato Farms Llc 4 $28,694 100.00%
Triple G Farming Llc 4 $36,561 100.00%
Kroeker Farms Llc 4 $36,114 100.00%
Herd Co 4 $34,382 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Union College 1 $36,000 25.00%
Xpanxion Llc 1 $77,667 25.00%
Friendship Program Inc 1 $22,298 25.00%
Healthland Inc 1 $90,917 25.00%
Hematology Oncology Consultants Pc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Children Adolescent Clinic Pc 1 $122,720 25.00%
Pulmonary Medicine Specialists Pc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Net Tech Distributing Inc 1 $61,547 25.00%
Eon Properties Llc 1 $62,691 25.00%
Companion Linc Llc 1 $50,794 25.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 65 $34,045 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 50 $33,758 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 33 $30,927 100.00%
Corn Farming 28 $34,151 100.00%
Sheep Farming 26 $20,176 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 25 $33,236 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $34,709 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $31,579 100.00%
Hay Farming 20 $34,056 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 18 $43,209 100.00%

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 $74,077. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage