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 %
Hong Kong 2 $52,073 40.00%
Spain 2 $78,043 40.00%
El Salvador 2 $55,162 40.00%
Sri Lanka 2 $69,282 50.00%
Zambia 2 $31,835 50.00%
Armenia 2 $39,218 50.00%
Belgium 2 $85,998 50.00%
Ireland 2 $93,618 50.00%
Netherlands 2 $59,696 50.00%
Croatia 2 $75,213 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Martin Harris Construction Llc 11 $68,530 91.67%
Sierra Packaging Converting Llc 11 $75,046 91.67%
Wsp Usa Inc 11 $77,703 91.67%
Mellowsoft Inc 11 $84,939 91.67%
Aerion Corporation 11 $106,600 91.67%
City Of Las Vegas 10 $83,981 83.33%
Data Core Systems Inc 10 $61,219 83.33%
Carson Tahoe Physician Clinics 10 $201,774 83.33%
Nevada Kanko Service Inc 10 $41,523 83.33%
Holiday Systems International 10 $50,438 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gaming Laboratories International Llc 1 $103,854 33.33%
Kloehn Inc 1 $66,206 33.33%
Shuffle Master Inc 1 $62,754 33.33%
Parsons Water And Infrastructure Inc 1 $57,658 33.33%
Triple Y Enterprises Dba Ace Brothers Collision Ce 1 $23,878 33.33%
Nevada Homecare Helper Llc 1 $36,712 33.33%
Itek Solutions Inc 1 $72,966 33.33%
Joseph Nacion Md Ltd 1 $37,939 33.33%
Trans World Health Services Inc 1 $104,541 33.33%
Everycontractorcom Inc 1 $79,373 33.33%

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