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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Nevada Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
15,217 79.78% $78,292 H-1B
1,603 8.40% $26,692 H-2A
1,238 6.49% $75,255 PERM
1,015 5.32% $96,984 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nevada has seen a total of 19,073 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nevada is the H-1B visa with 15,217 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 79.78% of Nevada's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,603 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 8.40% of Nevada's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nevada (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants 16 $49,132 76.19%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 16 $44,457 76.19%
Speech-Language Pathologists 16 $69,077 76.19%
Chefs and Head Cooks 16 $49,279 80.00%
Veterinarians 16 $81,788 84.21%
Surgeons 15 $193,894 83.33%
Mathematicians 15 $75,444 83.33%
Cost Estimators 15 $59,510 83.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $52,418 77.78%
Human Resources Managers 14 $105,234 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2 $52,950 66.67%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 2 $19,926 66.67%
Pharmacists 2 $88,005 66.67%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 2 $56,566 66.67%
Mathematicians 2 $58,271 66.67%
Carpenters 2 $59,883 66.67%
Chemical Engineers 2 $79,113 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $37,804 66.67%
Chief Executives 2 $121,930 66.67%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $35,790 66.67%
Nevada Employees Over Time
Nevada has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 751 employees were hired. Nevada peaked in 2018 with 1,398 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 244 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $56,742 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $67,995 50.00%
Libya 1 $123,510 50.00%
United States Of America 1 $66,539 50.00%
Hungary 1 $97,843 50.00%
Lebanon 1 $77,522 50.00%
Denmark 1 $62,400 100.00%
Poland 1 $49,254 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $63,544 100.00%
Serbia 1 $108,243 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Light Wonder Inc 7 $91,585 87.50%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 7 $74,110 87.50%
Emhiser Research Inc 7 $68,141 87.50%
Itech Us Inc 7 $86,308 87.50%
Reliable Software Resources 7 $76,179 87.50%
R2 Technologies Corporation 7 $76,779 87.50%
Softtune Technologies Inc 7 $92,186 87.50%
Hexar It Solutions Inc 7 $86,266 87.50%
Taiyo America Inc 7 $90,248 87.50%
Zappos Merchandising Llc 7 $93,371 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Heron Compaines Llc 1 $60,507 50.00%
B Dragon Corp Dba Sun City General Contracting 1 $63,794 50.00%
Thelma T Frias 1 $17,451 50.00%
Kaseya Development Llc 1 $107,286 50.00%
Yt Bros Llc 1 $49,358 50.00%
Icon Tech Enterprises Hormeta Llc 1 $32,323 50.00%
Sun K Ma Inc 1 $70,595 50.00%
Dennis E Rusk 1 $62,400 50.00%
Nevada Pipeline Grading Corp 1 $104,832 50.00%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 1 $127,005 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,356 $70,902 91.37%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,312 $78,619 87.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 922 $56,274 86.33%
Casino Hotels 526 $83,134 82.57%
Engineering Services 515 $73,433 86.12%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 363 $159,280 85.41%
Commercial Banking 307 $83,641 80.37%
Other Computer Related Services 280 $71,663 89.74%
Other Gambling Industries 277 $87,694 89.35%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 252 $76,558 81.55%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 430 $29,903 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 247 $29,817 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 105 $33,043 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 93 $25,727 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 77 $21,864 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 67 $31,276 100.00%
Hay Farming 36 $28,345 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 35 $30,505 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 27 $29,480 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $32,374 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services 189 $88,036 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 167 $52,483 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 118 $77,439 100.00%
Janitorial Services 114 $21,931 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 108 $38,602 99.08%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 100 $135,817 92.59%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 90 $72,585 90.00%
Engineering Services 90 $86,044 100.00%
Other Gambling Industries 67 $93,774 74.44%
Commercial Banking 31 $83,976 46.27%

Nevada Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Nevada to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Nevada over all years is $78,292. 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