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
13,665 80.07% $76,041 H-1B
1,381 8.09% $23,009 H-2A
1,142 6.69% $75,180 PERM
879 5.15% $95,161 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nevada has seen a total of 17,067 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nevada is the H-1B visa with 13,665 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 80.07% of Nevada's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,381 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 8.09% of Nevada's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nevada (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mechanical Engineers 168 $74,825 88.89%
Database Administrators 152 $80,227 88.37%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 138 $44,685 83.13%
Operations Research Analysts 138 $67,543 84.15%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 111 $69,531 87.40%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 103 $53,619 82.40%
Electrical Engineers 102 $79,760 81.60%
Statisticians 98 $63,910 79.67%
Financial Analysts 92 $60,695 78.63%
Industrial Engineers 91 $77,517 89.22%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers 1 $29,661 3.45%
Nursery Workers 1 $30,826 4.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 17 $82,098 141.67%
Accountants and Auditors 17 $53,690 141.67%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 16 $20,686 133.33%
Industrial Engineers 13 $75,403 108.33%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 12 $188,051 109.09%
Statisticians 12 $65,537 109.09%
Mechanical Engineers 11 $83,349 100.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 11 $57,294 110.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $34,971 110.00%
Construction Managers 10 $76,236 100.00%
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 1,231 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 242 $89,275 44.32%
South Korea 77 $47,495 44.77%
China 51 $56,748 42.86%
Canada 44 $93,975 42.72%
Philippines 27 $65,894 28.72%
Mexico 23 $59,971 33.33%
Brazil 21 $50,233 42.86%
Nepal 18 $62,750 36.73%
United Kingdom 15 $79,870 45.45%
Bangladesh 15 $33,211 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Niit Technologies Limited 80 $66,953 89.89%
Allegiant Travel Company 80 $65,702 89.89%
Sg Gaming Inc 73 $84,573 82.95%
Igt Inc 69 $69,491 82.14%
Lt Technology Services Limited 67 $68,934 81.71%
Barclays Services Llc 65 $79,793 89.04%
Infosys Limited 62 $69,768 91.18%
Zappos Ip Inc 59 $74,784 95.16%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 57 $71,779 96.61%
Atos Syntel Inc 56 $63,852 94.92%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 5 $89,090 41.67%
Jang Jin Inc 5 $58,777 41.67%
Barrick Gold Of North America Inc 5 $103,185 41.67%
The Penta Building Group Llc 5 $79,111 41.67%
Bessler Md Pllc 5 $149,590 45.45%
Yks Paris Llc 4 $31,632 36.36%
Nikkiso Cryo Inc 4 $83,585 36.36%
Las Vegas Sands Corp 4 $72,051 36.36%
Board Of Regents Nevada System Of Higher Education 4 $45,206 40.00%
Optum Services Inc 4 $96,652 40.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

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 $76,041. 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