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 %
Sales Engineers 44 $82,406 88.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 42 $79,847 84.00%
Lawyers 41 $85,654 83.67%
Financial Managers 40 $103,411 83.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $51,616 85.11%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 39 $62,245 84.78%
Aerospace Engineers 38 $78,110 84.44%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 37 $56,673 86.05%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $55,263 85.37%
Graphic Designers 35 $42,624 85.37%
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 244 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turkey 7 $65,753 46.67%
Ukraine 7 $86,447 50.00%
Taiwan 5 $52,932 38.46%
South Africa 5 $87,535 38.46%
Venezuela 4 $94,853 33.33%
Colombia 4 $140,431 36.36%
Germany 4 $111,332 40.00%
Nigeria 4 $78,221 40.00%
Ghana 4 $86,044 50.00%
Romania 4 $96,663 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ruby Seven Studios Inc 5 $62,783 83.33%
Adm Associates Inc 5 $48,331 83.33%
Hms Business Services Inc 5 $53,233 83.33%
Inksystem Llc 5 $57,063 83.33%
Mendenhall Smith Structural Engineers Professional Llc 5 $58,436 83.33%
Perk Systems Inc 5 $73,532 83.33%
Mu Sigma Inc 5 $57,778 83.33%
Family Care Home Health Hospice Llc 5 $82,384 83.33%
Crystalaser Lc 5 $62,462 83.33%
Vegas Tunnel Constructors 5 $57,208 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kilo Club 1 $143,894 100.00%
Triad School 1 $53,520 100.00%
Mh Consulting Llc 1 $86,133 100.00%
Golden Years Castle Property Holdings Ll 1 $22,693 100.00%
Arcadis Us Inc 1 $57,366 100.00%
Tectonics Design Group 1 $52,894 100.00%
G Peg I Llc Dba Quotcarson Valley Innquot 1 $46,467 100.00%
Sca Design Llc 1 $59,904 100.00%
Video Audio Specialists 1 $131,560 100.00%
Dirt Dog Inc 1 $70,533 100.00%

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