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 %
Marketing Managers 63 $84,730 85.14%
Business Intelligence Analysts 60 $69,151 83.33%
Chief Executives 59 $186,403 86.76%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 55 $50,379 85.94%
Information Technology Project Managers 52 $73,995 89.66%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 $131,392 87.72%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 50 $63,376 87.72%
Information Security Analysts 48 $77,887 88.89%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $54,240 83.33%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 44 $83,238 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7 $23,982 100.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $44,127 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 7 $78,196 100.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7 $129,088 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $60,119 100.00%
Veterinarians 7 $72,452 100.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 6 $74,360 85.71%
Food Service Managers 6 $52,468 100.00%
Lawyers 6 $80,780 100.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 6 $23,171 100.00%
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 244 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyprus 1 $63,544 50.00%
Serbia 1 $108,243 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $123,323 50.00%
Portugal 1 $91,000 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $72,946 50.00%
Austria 1 $46,467 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $83,491 100.00%
Nicaragua 1 $77,686 100.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $51,147 100.00%
Georgia 1 $208,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
College Of Southern Nevada 6 $43,735 85.71%
Morse Hydraulics Corporation 6 $66,612 85.71%
Concrete Value Corp Of Nevada 6 $50,104 85.71%
Bluebird Cpas Llc 6 $48,499 85.71%
Affinity Home Health Services Llc 6 $59,689 85.71%
Cyrus Tang Foundation 6 $64,362 85.71%
Md Spine Solutions Llc 6 $82,130 85.71%
Kollasoft Inc 6 $58,323 85.71%
Altairnano Inc 6 $61,311 85.71%
Ely Shoshone Tribe 6 $56,091 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engaged Nation Holdings Llc 1 $112,778 50.00%
Tier 1 Model Management 1 $38,958 50.00%
Avanti Wellness Llc 1 $33,966 50.00%
Grand Starrr Inc Dba Salon Chandelier 1 $27,830 50.00%
Md Spine Solutions Llc Dba Md Labs 1 $95,035 50.00%
Adm Associates Inc 1 $63,190 50.00%
Saint Marys Medical Group Inc 1 $95,035 50.00%
Barker Drottar Associates Llc 1 $90,792 50.00%
Charity Arriola 1 $19,718 50.00%
Bkj Llc 1 $17,243 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