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 50.00%
Spain 2 $78,043 66.67%
El Salvador 2 $55,162 66.67%
Sri Lanka 2 $69,282 66.67%
Zambia 2 $31,835 66.67%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $34,730 33.33%
Syria 1 $21,653 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $43,888 33.33%
Guyana 1 $50,880 50.00%
Sweden 1 $93,683 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nevada Power Company Dba Nv Energy 5 $87,074 83.33%
California Creative Solutions Inc 5 $66,305 83.33%
Forsys Inc 5 $65,281 83.33%
Zilker Technology Llc 5 $80,517 83.33%
Yks Paris Llc 5 $37,140 83.33%
Progressive Construction Inc 5 $47,553 83.33%
Truckee Meadows Community College 5 $36,616 83.33%
Molten Usa Inc 5 $39,707 83.33%
Attanasio Landscape Architecture Apc 5 $36,421 83.33%
Sbs Retail Inc 5 $32,960 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reflex Media Inc 1 $184,912 50.00%
Wendot Law Group 1 $57,387 50.00%
Sierra Pathology Associates Inc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Daebak Dream Llc 1 $66,165 50.00%
Led Connection Llc 1 $69,888 50.00%
Wsp Usa Inc 1 $79,602 50.00%
P3 Health Group Holdings Llc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Core Construction Services Of Nevada Inc 1 $76,606 50.00%
Component West Llc 1 $76,606 50.00%
Applied Pavement Technology Inc 1 $57,886 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 21 $23,820 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $31,802 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 15 $25,257 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 13 $27,531 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $31,788 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 8 $30,534 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 8 $29,952 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 6 $35,513 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 6 $31,855 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 4 $22,698 100.00%

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 $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