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 %
Biomedical Engineers 25 $69,133 80.65%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 24 $45,605 82.76%
Hydrologists 24 $54,796 85.71%
Database Architects 23 $79,177 85.19%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 22 $78,448 81.48%
Hospitalists 22 $182,359 84.62%
Physicists 21 $75,274 84.00%
Environmental Engineers 21 $66,250 87.50%
Instructional Coordinators 20 $51,178 83.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $42,855 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3 $54,753 75.00%
Web Developers 3 $62,227 75.00%
Materials Engineers 3 $91,797 100.00%
Public Relations Specialists 3 $46,086 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 3 $99,667 100.00%
Biomedical Engineers 3 $71,524 100.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $38,810 100.00%
Tool and Die Makers 3 $58,864 100.00%
Purchasing Managers 2 $76,461 66.67%
Food Preparation Workers 2 $21,050 66.67%
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 %
Optum Services Inc 31 $91,531 86.11%
Health Plan Of Nevada Inc 30 $87,560 85.71%
Management Health Systems Llc 30 $58,870 90.91%
Cleveland Clinic 30 $62,896 90.91%
Kforce Inc 30 $70,468 90.91%
Nevada Gold Mines Llc 30 $82,813 93.75%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 28 $51,626 87.50%
Motional Ad Inc 28 $81,149 90.32%
Protech Solutions Inc 27 $68,131 87.10%
Tesla Motors Inc 27 $82,252 87.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nevada Health Centers 3 $166,906 50.00%
Krl Solutions Inc 3 $68,307 50.00%
Dyntek Services Inc 3 $103,674 50.00%
Electronic Evolution Technologies Inc 3 $60,521 50.00%
Lvnet Llc 3 $63,981 50.00%
Full Spectrum Laser 3 $64,841 50.00%
Opus Tech Solutions Llc 3 $64,036 50.00%
Hakkasan Holdings Llc 3 $61,527 50.00%
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services 3 $152,818 50.00%
Zhengyi Law Group Ltd 3 $66,317 50.00%

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