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 %
Battle Mountain General Hospital 13 $55,832 86.67%
Birlasoft Inc 13 $66,843 86.67%
Aditi Technologies Pvt Ltd 13 $61,602 92.86%
Credit One Bank 13 $83,122 92.86%
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services 13 $138,080 92.86%
Clearcapitalcom Inc 13 $90,117 92.86%
Hw Engineering 13 $64,147 92.86%
Kaseya Development Llc 13 $65,209 92.86%
Advansoft International Inc 12 $78,657 85.71%
Global Experience Specialists 12 $102,573 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Louis Berger Us Inc 2 $68,370 50.00%
Hanger Prosthetics Orthotics Inc 2 $70,075 50.00%
U Vaper Llc 2 $32,365 50.00%
Dongsan Korean Baptist Church 2 $37,128 50.00%
Equifax Inc 2 $39,770 50.00%
Western Group Packaging Llc 2 $136,656 50.00%
Reliance Fire Protection Inc 2 $63,835 50.00%
Hw Engineering 2 $85,509 50.00%
Zulily Llc 2 $67,600 50.00%
Yong Kang Las Vegas Assisted Living Center Llc 2 $58,230 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

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 $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