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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Nebraska Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
20,885 82.32% $74,077 H-1B
2,243 8.84% $131,136 PERM
2,115 8.34% $32,879 H-2A
129 0.51% $87,004 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Nebraska has seen a total of 25,372 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Nebraska is the H-1B visa with 20,885 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.32% of Nebraska's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,243 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.84% of Nebraska's total visas.

Top Occupations in Nebraska (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $57,456 82.35%
Industrial Production Managers 14 $88,231 82.35%
Mental Health Counselors 13 $42,210 81.25%
Social Science Research Assistants 13 $40,523 81.25%
Instructional Coordinators 13 $47,666 81.25%
Hydrologists 13 $59,056 81.25%
Animal Scientists 13 $50,725 86.67%
Agricultural Engineers 13 $74,670 86.67%
Pharmacists 12 $108,032 80.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 12 $30,951 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nebraska Employees Over Time
Nebraska has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 859 employees were hired. Nebraska peaked in 2018 with 2,132 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 312 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 821 $91,260 47.96%
Mexico 74 $36,890 33.33%
Vietnam 62 $27,846 39.24%
Bangladesh 50 $33,591 51.02%
South Africa 44 $34,920 60.27%
China 41 $45,344 56.94%
Nepal 37 $62,050 56.06%
Brazil 35 $43,935 53.85%
Philippines 31 $50,251 49.21%
Zimbabwe 30 $38,090 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Concentrix Cvg Customer Management Group Inc 169 $96,791 93.37%
Virtusa Corporation 167 $69,948 93.82%
Unmc Physicians 163 $140,292 93.68%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 142 $70,741 87.12%
Moodys Analytics Inc 140 $91,341 92.11%
The Physician Network 140 $181,979 92.72%
Werner Enterprises Inc 137 $84,595 92.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 137 $63,191 93.84%
First National Bank Of Omaha 132 $76,532 91.67%
Csg Systems Inc 132 $71,916 92.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Css Farms Inc 13 $28,213 100.00%
Terrell Farms Llc 13 $19,561 100.00%
Triple M Fruit Co Inc 13 $34,909 100.00%
Dave Olson Inc 13 $30,184 100.00%
Honeymann Farms 13 $33,002 100.00%
Bruce Young Farm 12 $31,975 100.00%
Anderson Harvesting Llc 12 $29,191 100.00%
Troy Kuck Silage Harvesting Llc 12 $31,018 100.00%
Ohl Frost Farm 12 $33,368 100.00%
Weeks Family Farms 12 $33,058 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ineight Inc 17 $100,393 29.82%
First National Of Nebraska Inc 17 $63,020 31.48%
La Carreta 17 $21,420 40.48%
Valmont Industries Inc 15 $89,436 37.50%
Hdr Inc 14 $85,108 35.00%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation 14 $83,974 36.84%
Telvent Dtn Llc 13 $83,008 35.14%
Daniels Produce Llc 13 $33,851 36.11%
Omaha Public Schools District 001 12 $41,099 34.29%
Everest Brew House Inc 12 $26,224 36.36%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Nebraska Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Nebraska to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Nebraska over all years is $74,077. 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