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 %
Psychiatrists 17 $151,343 80.95%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $61,627 76.19%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 16 $44,457 76.19%
Chefs and Head Cooks 16 $49,279 76.19%
Human Resources Specialists 16 $42,678 76.19%
Training and Development Specialists 16 $60,266 76.19%
Accountants 16 $49,132 80.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 16 $69,077 80.00%
Public Relations Specialists 15 $43,705 75.00%
Materials Engineers 15 $75,840 78.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chief Executives 2 $121,930 66.67%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 2 $43,763 66.67%
Carpenters 2 $59,883 66.67%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $38,600 66.67%
Chemical Technicians 2 $36,015 66.67%
Administrative Services Managers 2 $99,607 66.67%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2 $52,950 66.67%
Pharmacists 2 $88,005 66.67%
Mathematicians 2 $58,271 66.67%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $51,365 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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 23 $64,370 92.00%
Zapposcom Inc 22 $89,928 88.00%
Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Inc 22 $72,808 88.00%
Desert Research Institute 22 $58,783 91.67%
Intuit Inc 21 $85,425 87.50%
Gamejava Creative Inc 21 $51,124 87.50%
Deloitte Tax Llp 21 $57,759 87.50%
Prime Healthcare Services Reno Llc 21 $52,483 87.50%
Redwood Materials Inc 21 $109,759 87.50%
Health Information Management Corp 20 $58,074 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sunstorm Games Llc 2 $71,105 40.00%
Envtech Inc 2 $110,167 40.00%
Mccormick Barstow Sheppard Wayte Carruth Llp 2 $93,746 40.00%
The Penta Building Group Inc 2 $76,555 40.00%
Enviroscientists Inc 2 $39,042 40.00%
Medical Management International Inc Dba Banfield The Pet Hospital 2 $45,240 40.00%
Kappes Cassiday Associates 2 $93,933 40.00%
Joyful Presbyterian Church 2 $37,981 40.00%
Chromalloy Nevada 2 $76,087 40.00%
Telecom North America Inc 2 $64,771 40.00%

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