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 %
Georgia 1 $44,304 50.00%
Madagascar 1 $88,754 50.00%
Latvia 1 $85,000 50.00%
France 1 $36,080 50.00%
Chad 1 $49,713 50.00%
Belgium 1 $62,421 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $36,982 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $64,979 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tek Leaders Inc 17 $72,352 89.47%
Edisquare Inc 17 $76,172 89.47%
Central Community College 16 $50,823 84.21%
Telvent Dtn Inc 16 $63,255 84.21%
Sai Business Solutions Llc 16 $68,936 88.89%
Infomatics Corp 16 $71,261 88.89%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 16 $57,266 88.89%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 16 $75,642 88.89%
Omaha Public Power District 16 $100,750 88.89%
Nebraska Department Of Labor 15 $54,857 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rod Brown 4 $36,218 100.00%
Hoffman Land Cattle Llc 4 $36,114 100.00%
Maaske Llc 4 $34,596 100.00%
Wrights Trucking And Harvesting Llc 4 $22,407 100.00%
Double C Inc 4 $34,897 100.00%
Bgs Farms Inc 4 $33,634 100.00%
Lincoln County Feedyard 4 $28,839 100.00%
Duffek Harvesting Llc 4 $36,114 100.00%
Chapa Global Contracting Inc Nebraska 4 $37,076 100.00%
Chris D Cullan 4 $34,102 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chiropractic Life Center 1 $42,952 33.33%
Lester Electrical Of Nebraska Inc 1 $56,805 33.33%
Prime Communications Inc 1 $58,739 33.33%
Interactive Information Rd Llc Dba I2rd 1 $56,451 33.33%
Pic Usa Inc 1 $107,786 33.33%
Dundee Family Dental Pc 1 $80,309 33.33%
Prairie Shoulder Elbow And Hand Center Pc 1 $187,199 33.33%
Taylor Technical Services Inc 1 $87,818 33.33%
Orion Healthcare Technology Inc 1 $74,963 33.33%
Ca Industries Inc 1 $95,493 33.33%

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