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 %
Internists, General 86 $141,143 93.48%
Physical Therapists 76 $76,263 84.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $65,215 85.71%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 71 $74,066 85.54%
General and Operations Managers 71 $85,964 85.54%
Family and General Practitioners 70 $128,068 89.74%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 69 $71,946 88.46%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $74,790 85.71%
Business Intelligence Analysts 61 $69,044 81.33%
Marketing Managers 60 $84,676 82.19%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 10 $76,236 111.11%
Financial Managers 10 $77,403 125.00%
Sales Engineers 9 $94,744 112.50%
Graphic Designers 9 $34,748 128.57%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 8 $60,876 114.29%
Management Analysts 8 $77,220 114.29%
Chefs and Head Cooks 8 $56,262 114.29%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 8 $67,210 114.29%
Clergy 8 $37,599 114.29%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $60,119 100.00%
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 %
Romania 3 $114,199 37.50%
Ukraine 3 $59,619 37.50%
Peru 3 $78,506 42.86%
New Zealand 3 $68,835 50.00%
Spain 2 $97,323 33.33%
Vietnam 2 $36,297 33.33%
Honduras 2 $80,236 40.00%
Hong Kong 2 $52,073 40.00%
Croatia 2 $75,213 40.00%
Zambia 2 $31,835 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 53 $66,394 91.38%
Nevada Power Company 52 $91,477 91.23%
Caesars Enterprise Services Llc 51 $88,239 92.73%
Wynn Las Vegas Llc 49 $87,298 89.09%
Microsoft Corporation 49 $66,355 92.45%
Southwest Gas Corporation 43 $93,396 82.69%
Accenture Llp 42 $80,625 82.35%
Ormat Nevada Inc 42 $75,882 91.30%
Ibm Corporation 42 $67,091 93.33%
Amazoncom Services Llc 41 $77,044 93.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Gaming Group Inc 4 $51,334 44.44%
Richtech Creative Displays Llc 4 $54,689 44.44%
Innovative Sensor Technology Usa Division 4 $124,098 44.44%
Beck Facility Services Llc 4 $17,784 50.00%
Venetian Casino Resort Llc 4 $82,093 50.00%
Coral Academy Of Science Las Vegas 4 $92,843 50.00%
Atkins North America Inc 4 $95,249 50.00%
Webgistix Corporation 4 $109,751 57.14%
Robert A Bessler Md Pllc 4 $87,995 57.14%
Chetu Inc 4 $85,935 57.14%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,034 $68,954 91.17%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,232 $77,549 86.76%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 869 $54,765 88.58%
Casino Hotels 482 $81,001 81.83%
Engineering Services 465 $72,315 86.11%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 339 $153,517 85.82%
Other Computer Related Services 263 $71,006 89.15%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 234 $75,305 79.32%
Commercial Banking 232 $79,295 84.06%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 227 $71,366 89.02%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 359 $19,697 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 196 $27,300 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 90 $32,791 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 69 $21,392 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 64 $24,693 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 51 $30,234 100.00%
Hay Farming 31 $28,447 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 26 $28,592 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 22 $28,346 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 21 $23,820 100.00%

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