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 %
United Healthcare Services Inc 8 $84,541 100.00%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 8 $84,859 100.00%
Robert A Bessler Md Pllc 8 $88,439 100.00%
Round Mountain Gold Corporation 7 $95,077 87.50%
Itg Voma Corp 7 $50,434 87.50%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 7 $50,407 87.50%
Aria Resort Casino Llc 7 $45,002 87.50%
Beta Soft Systems Inc 7 $45,653 87.50%
Virtusa Corporation 7 $58,276 87.50%
Magma Holding Inc 7 $58,350 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shahrestani Northwest Reno Smiles Dental Corp 1 $127,691 50.00%
Desimone Consulting Engineering Group Llc 1 $77,979 50.00%
General Electric Company Ge Oil Gas 1 $89,378 50.00%
Tantus Inc 1 $54,600 50.00%
Alltour Of America Inc 1 $60,694 50.00%
Netcom Learning Inc Ny 1 $72,030 50.00%
Absolute Dental Reno Llc 1 $187,199 50.00%
Flamingo 76 Station Llc 1 $57,408 50.00%
Sainergy Incorporated 1 $108,534 50.00%
Urs Corporation 1 $95,534 50.00%

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