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
13,665 80.07% $76,041 H-1B
1,381 8.09% $23,009 H-2A
1,142 6.69% $75,180 PERM
879 5.15% $95,161 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nevada has seen a total of 17,067 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nevada is the H-1B visa with 13,665 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 80.07% of Nevada's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,381 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 8.09% of Nevada's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nevada (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,787 $82,088 89.57%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,186 $69,413 90.67%
Computer Occupations, All Other 656 $63,414 90.86%
Computer Programmers 545 $58,464 86.65%
Software Developers, Systems Software 351 $78,485 84.58%
Accountants and Auditors 289 $48,986 87.31%
Civil Engineers 267 $71,446 84.23%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 198 $111,698 85.34%
Management Analysts 197 $67,005 89.14%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 170 $176,722 84.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 99 $93,901 34.26%
Civil Engineers 39 $79,479 54.17%
Computer Systems Analysts 34 $80,658 80.95%
Internists, General 31 $131,662 77.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 26 $92,292 100.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 21 $118,051 84.00%
Computer Occupations, All Other 20 $74,322 111.11%
Marketing Managers 19 $113,152 105.56%
General and Operations Managers 19 $95,418 105.56%
Cooks, Restaurant 18 $32,136 112.50%
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 1,231 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Nevada From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 242 $89,275 44.32%
South Korea 77 $47,495 44.77%
China 51 $56,748 42.86%
Canada 44 $93,975 42.72%
Philippines 27 $65,894 28.72%
Mexico 23 $59,971 33.33%
Brazil 21 $50,233 42.86%
Nepal 18 $62,750 36.73%
United Kingdom 15 $79,870 45.45%
Bangladesh 15 $33,211 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Nevada (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tesla Inc 654 $82,755 98.64%
University Of Nevada Reno 503 $54,531 92.12%
Bally Gaming Inc 363 $73,227 80.49%
Wipro Limited 303 $63,429 92.10%
University Of Nevada Las Vegas 279 $54,192 88.85%
Mgm Resorts International Operations Inc 204 $83,254 81.93%
Igt 190 $85,838 79.83%
Credit One Bank Na 181 $83,840 83.41%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 175 $77,191 88.38%
Vertisystem Inc 140 $63,939 76.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xavient Digital Llc 34 $89,493 39.53%
Mgm Resorts International Operations Inc 25 $91,694 29.41%
Igt 22 $83,605 27.85%
Superb Maids Llc 18 $23,982 23.68%
Credit One Bank Na 17 $95,318 23.29%
Zapposcom Llc 13 $104,464 19.12%
Nevada Power Company Dba Nv Energy 12 $92,317 35.29%
Wynn Las Vegas 12 $90,289 44.44%
Health Plan Of Nevada Inc 11 $88,504 44.00%
Fogo De Chao Holdings Inc 9 $55,254 39.13%

Top Industries in Nevada (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 4 $22,698 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $30,964 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 3 $18,744 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $33,197 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $31,824 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $31,616 100.00%
Administrative And Support Services 1 $32,406 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $30,826 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 1 $33,987 100.00%

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 $76,041. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage