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 %
Lt Technology Services Limited 11 $68,078 84.62%
It Resources Inc 11 $62,833 84.62%
Csc Covansys Corporation 11 $58,193 91.67%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 11 $66,885 91.67%
Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center 11 $59,112 91.67%
Ayras Technologies Llc 11 $86,647 91.67%
The Rodenburg Group Incorporated 11 $80,973 91.67%
Mosaic 11 $91,363 91.67%
Bryan Physician Network 11 $228,620 91.67%
Evidence Based Oriental Medicine Llc 10 $60,753 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graff Ranch Llc 3 $35,734 100.00%
Olson Trucking Inc 3 $36,137 100.00%
Jsmm Farms Partnership 3 $33,426 100.00%
Highland Farms 3 $37,419 100.00%
Jeff Wallin 3 $36,137 100.00%
Amezcua Construction Inc 3 $37,114 100.00%
Donald J Nelson 3 $33,828 100.00%
Aw Farms Inc 3 $34,854 100.00%
Nathan A Mueller 3 $36,733 100.00%
Msjm Properties Partnership 3 $36,137 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Antelope Memorial Hospital 1 $52,187 50.00%
Specialty Retailers Inc 1 $76,523 50.00%
Resource Pro 1 $39,395 50.00%
Clover Network Inc 1 $62,421 50.00%
Gorham Export Packing Llc 1 $94,952 50.00%
Ricky And Lucys Country Greenhouse 1 $24,484 50.00%
Blackford Law Llc 1 $32,781 50.00%
Hexagon Lincoln Llc 1 $94,390 50.00%
Rmh Franchise Holdings Inc 1 $63,835 50.00%
Honeywell International Inc 1 $71,282 50.00%

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 $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