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 %
Chemists 58 $46,653 80.56%
Construction Managers 58 $68,981 90.63%
Chief Executives 55 $182,563 87.30%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 53 $48,952 88.33%
Information Technology Project Managers 53 $73,770 91.38%
Information Security Analysts 48 $77,887 90.57%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 46 $63,206 86.79%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $51,730 78.85%
Medical and Health Services Managers 41 $79,567 85.42%
Lawyers 39 $85,869 88.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Atkins North America Inc 26 $79,281 86.67%
Panasonic Corporation Of North America 25 $102,456 86.21%
Bmm North America Inc 25 $65,076 86.21%
Srk Consulting Us Inc 25 $72,789 89.29%
Sainergy Inc 24 $72,079 88.89%
Agilysys Nv Llc 24 $89,101 88.89%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 24 $78,904 88.89%
Humboldt General Hospital 23 $49,290 88.46%
Equinett Inc 23 $44,388 88.46%
Coupa Software Inc 23 $47,676 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Medical Associates 3 $113,402 50.00%
Via Inc 3 $118,851 50.00%
Pj Entertainment Inc 3 $26,298 50.00%
Emhiser Research Inc 3 $76,745 50.00%
Advanced Technology Laboratories 3 $33,425 60.00%
Aria Resort Casino Llc 3 $56,590 60.00%
Zuffa Llc 3 $87,277 60.00%
Itg Voma Corp 3 $50,281 60.00%
Kimchi Las Vegas Inc 3 $42,217 60.00%
Par Springer Miller Systems Inc 3 $78,291 60.00%

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