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 %
Cyprus 1 $63,544 50.00%
Serbia 1 $108,243 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $123,323 50.00%
Portugal 1 $91,000 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $72,946 50.00%
Austria 1 $46,467 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $83,491 100.00%
Nicaragua 1 $77,686 100.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $51,147 100.00%
Georgia 1 $208,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 35 $91,976 92.11%
Inpatient Consultants Of Nevada Pc 35 $108,120 94.59%
Pacific Specialty Insurance Company 34 $120,314 91.89%
Eduloka Limited 34 $71,623 91.89%
Scientific Games Corporation 31 $80,334 86.11%
Lnw Gaming Inc 31 $95,853 86.11%
Newmont Usa Limited 31 $81,498 86.11%
Agilysys Nv Llc 31 $92,849 88.57%
Health Plan Of Nevada Inc 30 $87,560 85.71%
Management Health Systems Llc 30 $58,870 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Estill Ranchesjohn B Lani L Estill 8 $9,825 100.00%
John Espil Sheep Company Inc 8 $22,388 100.00%
Nevada System Of Higher Education 7 $22,932 100.00%
Park River Split Ranch Llc 7 $30,181 100.00%
Oreana Enterprises Llc 7 $22,455 100.00%
Baker Ranches Inc 7 $29,087 100.00%
Peri And Sons Farms Inc 7 $22,541 100.00%
Rafter Seven Merinos Inc 7 $17,048 100.00%
Borsini Ranch Inc 7 $30,347 100.00%
Sadler Ranch Llc 7 $29,254 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services 3 $152,818 42.86%
Southwest Medical Associates 3 $113,402 42.86%
Zhengyi Law Group Ltd 3 $66,317 42.86%
Pj Entertainment Inc 3 $26,298 42.86%
Emhiser Research Inc 3 $76,745 42.86%
Via Inc 3 $118,851 50.00%
Advanced Technology Laboratories 3 $33,425 50.00%
Itg Voma Corp 3 $50,281 50.00%
Par Springer Miller Systems Inc 3 $78,291 50.00%
Zuffa Llc 3 $87,277 50.00%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

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