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 %
Jamaica 1 $83,491 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $77,686 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $51,147 50.00%
Georgia 1 $208,000 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $69,451 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $34,730 50.00%
Syria 1 $21,653 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $43,888 50.00%
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 %
Humboldt General Hospital 25 $49,734 86.21%
Srk Consulting Us Inc 25 $72,789 86.21%
Panasonic Corporation Of North America 25 $102,456 89.29%
Pokroy Medical Group Of Nevada Ltd 25 $211,719 89.29%
Coupa Software Inc 24 $49,170 88.89%
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 24 $78,904 88.89%
Coforge Limited 24 $90,145 88.89%
Deloitte Tax Llp 23 $65,858 88.46%
Equinett Inc 23 $44,388 88.46%
Zapposcom Inc 22 $89,928 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bobrick Custom Hay Inc 5 $34,228 100.00%
John Uhalde And Company 5 $12,705 100.00%
Gilcrease Orchard Foundation 5 $32,294 100.00%
The Turf Company Of Nv Inc High Desert Turf 5 $23,878 100.00%
Dreyer Foothill Ranch Llc 5 $23,758 100.00%
Willow Creeks Inc 5 $22,378 100.00%
Ruby Land Cattle Llc 5 $34,228 100.00%
Dev One Nevada 5 $31,624 100.00%
Double U Livestock Llcwade S West 4 $9,600 100.00%
Alex T Dufurrena Dba Dufurrena Sheep Co 4 $15,576 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sofidel America Corp 3 $90,265 60.00%
Ht Nevada Llc 3 $58,864 60.00%
Prachatouch Llc Dba Weera Thai Restaurant 3 $32,691 60.00%
Eleks Inc 3 $101,823 60.00%
First Korean Presbyterian Church Of Las Vegas 2 $47,237 40.00%
Hdr Engineering Inc 2 $86,216 40.00%
Pc Doctor Inc 2 $78,551 40.00%
Virgen Inc 2 $31,835 40.00%
Bon Breads Baking Co 2 $85,967 40.00%
Strategic Financial Solutions Llc 2 $41,829 40.00%

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