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 %
Russia 2 $67,491 40.00%
Turkey 2 $56,030 50.00%
Kenya 2 $60,825 50.00%
Hong Kong 2 $63,870 50.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $73,039 50.00%
Chile 2 $103,648 50.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $57,242 50.00%
Panama 2 $51,779 50.00%
Ireland 2 $89,265 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $53,196 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cabelas Inc 82 $70,822 82.83%
Concentrix Cvg Customer Management Group Inc 81 $90,795 91.01%
Deloitte Touche Llp 79 $64,215 92.94%
First Data Resources Llc 75 $80,017 90.36%
Aci Worldwide Corp 70 $80,679 88.61%
North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation 68 $162,748 88.31%
Transaction Applications Group Inc 67 $74,367 90.54%
Csg Systems Inc Dba Csg 67 $88,606 94.37%
Infogroup Inc 65 $72,877 92.86%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 65 $60,368 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Department Of Education 5 $62,809 27.78%
Lincoln Technology Solutions Llc 5 $56,792 27.78%
Design Data Corporation 5 $54,438 27.78%
Metropolitan Utilites District 5 $68,885 29.41%
Linkedin Corporation 4 $82,737 25.00%
Infousa Inc 4 $50,986 25.00%
York Feedlot Inc 4 $14,113 25.00%
Mrc Information Technology Inc 4 $83,912 25.00%
Omaha Public Power District 4 $106,439 26.67%
Sirius Computer Solutions Inc 4 $98,150 28.57%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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