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 %
Software Developers, Applications 1,784 $82,091 89.42%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,186 $69,413 90.67%
Computer Occupations, All Other 656 $63,414 90.86%
Computer Programmers 544 $58,427 86.49%
Software Developers, Systems Software 351 $78,485 84.58%
Accountants and Auditors 319 $49,770 87.88%
Civil Engineers 300 $72,540 83.80%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 241 $114,958 90.60%
Management Analysts 207 $67,267 84.49%
Mechanical Engineers 206 $76,937 88.03%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 99 $93,901 34.26%
Civil Engineers 41 $79,136 46.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 34 $80,658 75.56%
Internists, General 31 $131,662 77.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 26 $92,292 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 25 $32,150 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 24 $88,367 109.09%
Marketing Managers 22 $106,670 122.22%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 22 $118,838 122.22%
Computer Occupations, All Other 20 $74,322 125.00%
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 %
Iran 13 $85,390 41.94%
Australia 12 $104,258 40.00%
Italy 10 $103,598 37.04%
Thailand 10 $29,615 40.00%
Pakistan 9 $149,765 36.00%
Argentina 9 $55,335 42.86%
France 9 $76,852 45.00%
Japan 8 $63,113 40.00%
Israel 8 $56,867 47.06%
Russia 8 $82,847 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Gas Corporation 59 $99,394 95.16%
Zappos Ip Inc 59 $74,784 100.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 58 $71,944 98.31%
Caesars Enterprise Services Llc 55 $90,049 93.22%
Konami Gaming Inc 54 $85,086 91.53%
Microsoft Corporation 53 $69,223 92.98%
Wynn Las Vegas Llc 51 $89,218 92.73%
Amazoncom Services Llc 50 $80,980 90.91%
Accenture Llp 49 $84,895 90.74%
Redwood Materials Inc 49 $107,884 92.45%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hunewill Land Livestock Co Inc 14 $30,022 100.00%
Grass Valley Ranch Llc 14 $20,976 100.00%
Southern Nevada Water Authority 13 $13,667 100.00%
Alex T Dufurrena 13 $21,242 100.00%
Lazy Gf Ranch 13 $26,621 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 13 $33,200 100.00%
Wahoo Ranch Llc 12 $28,106 100.00%
Sceirine Fredricks Ranch 11 $24,680 100.00%
He Sheep Company 11 $19,665 100.00%
Pete And Rama Paris Family Trust 10 $21,256 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chetu Inc 4 $85,935 40.00%
Venetian Casino Resort Llc 4 $82,093 44.44%
Barrick Cortez Inc 4 $104,026 44.44%
Robert A Bessler Md Pllc 4 $87,995 44.44%
Webgistix Corporation 4 $109,751 44.44%
Coral Academy Of Science Las Vegas 4 $92,843 44.44%
Atkins North America Inc 4 $95,249 44.44%
Nikkiso Cryo Inc 4 $83,585 44.44%
Las Vegas Sands Corp 4 $72,051 50.00%
Nevada Health Centers 4 $139,204 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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