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 %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 169 $176,534 84.08%
Database Administrators 152 $80,227 84.44%
Operations Research Analysts 152 $68,378 87.36%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 146 $44,838 84.88%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 124 $52,901 83.78%
Industrial Engineers 120 $81,797 86.33%
Electrical Engineers 112 $81,641 81.75%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 111 $69,531 81.62%
Financial Analysts 109 $63,807 83.21%
Statisticians 106 $64,203 83.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $50,939 2.94%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers 1 $29,661 3.85%
Nursery Workers 1 $30,826 4.00%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $40,498 4.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 18 $20,998 138.46%
Database Administrators 17 $82,098 141.67%
Accountants and Auditors 17 $53,690 141.67%
Industrial Engineers 15 $77,225 125.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 12 $188,051 100.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12 $56,749 100.00%
Statisticians 12 $65,537 109.09%
Mechanical Engineers 12 $84,368 109.09%
Construction Managers 11 $76,328 110.00%
Graphic Designers 11 $37,472 110.00%
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 244 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 279 $89,983 44.36%
South Korea 84 $47,057 43.98%
China 59 $57,439 44.70%
Canada 48 $91,796 41.38%
Philippines 30 $64,027 29.41%
Mexico 27 $62,858 36.99%
Brazil 24 $48,024 39.34%
Nepal 20 $61,909 36.36%
United Kingdom 17 $80,355 45.95%
Bangladesh 15 $33,211 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Gas Corporation 59 $99,394 95.16%
Zappos Ip Inc 59 $74,784 100.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 58 $71,944 98.31%
Caesars Enterprise Services Llc 55 $90,049 93.22%
Konami Gaming Inc 54 $85,086 91.53%
Microsoft Corporation 53 $69,223 92.98%
Wynn Las Vegas Llc 51 $89,218 92.73%
Amazoncom Services Llc 50 $80,980 90.91%
Accenture Llp 49 $84,895 90.74%
Redwood Materials Inc 49 $107,884 92.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hunewill Land Livestock Co Inc 14 $30,022 100.00%
Grass Valley Ranch Llc 14 $20,976 100.00%
Southern Nevada Water Authority 13 $13,667 100.00%
Alex T Dufurrena 13 $21,242 100.00%
Lazy Gf Ranch 13 $26,621 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 13 $33,200 100.00%
Wahoo Ranch Llc 12 $28,106 100.00%
Sceirine Fredricks Ranch 11 $24,680 100.00%
He Sheep Company 11 $19,665 100.00%
Pete And Rama Paris Family Trust 10 $21,256 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chetu Inc 4 $85,935 40.00%
Venetian Casino Resort Llc 4 $82,093 44.44%
Barrick Cortez Inc 4 $104,026 44.44%
Robert A Bessler Md Pllc 4 $87,995 44.44%
Webgistix Corporation 4 $109,751 44.44%
Coral Academy Of Science Las Vegas 4 $92,843 44.44%
Atkins North America Inc 4 $95,249 44.44%
Nikkiso Cryo Inc 4 $83,585 44.44%
Las Vegas Sands Corp 4 $72,051 50.00%
Nevada Health Centers 4 $139,204 50.00%

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 $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