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 %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7 $129,088 100.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $44,127 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $60,119 100.00%
Veterinarians 7 $72,452 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 7 $78,196 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7 $23,982 100.00%
Food Service Managers 6 $52,468 85.71%
Dentists, General 6 $121,798 100.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 6 $93,857 100.00%
Lawyers 6 $80,780 100.00%
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 %
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)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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