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 %
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc 41 $79,529 93.18%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 41 $55,111 93.18%
Konami Gaming Inc 37 $75,487 86.05%
Zapposcom Llc 37 $99,437 86.05%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 36 $73,124 83.72%
Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc 35 $44,468 94.59%
Inpatient Consultants Of Nevada Pc 35 $108,120 94.59%
Eduloka Limited 32 $71,315 86.49%
Scientific Games Corporation 31 $80,334 83.78%
Newmont Usa Limited 31 $81,498 86.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barrick Cortez Inc 4 $104,026 57.14%
V Managment Group Inc 4 $62,457 57.14%
Ellianse Llc 4 $83,975 57.14%
Mt Everest Indian Cuisine 4 $37,752 57.14%
Animal Care Clinic Inchorizon Ridge Animal Hospital 4 $87,568 57.14%
Prachatouch Llc Dba Weera Thai Restaurant 3 $32,691 42.86%
Ht Nevada Llc 3 $58,864 42.86%
Nevada Gold Mines Llc 3 $72,024 42.86%
Ek Food Inc 3 $38,653 42.86%
J International Management Llc 3 $44,686 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 4 $22,698 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $30,964 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 3 $18,744 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $33,197 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $31,824 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $31,616 100.00%
Administrative And Support Services 1 $32,406 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $30,826 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 1 $33,987 100.00%

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