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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 127 $59,366 92.03%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 122 $57,895 91.04%
Nebraska Furniture Mart Inc 119 $96,572 92.97%
First Data Technologies Inc 119 $81,598 92.97%
Union Pacific Railroad Company 115 $90,251 92.00%
Union Pacific Railroad 115 $74,772 92.74%
University Of Nebraska At Omaha 112 $56,692 92.56%
Coolsoft Llc 102 $66,567 86.44%
Oriental Trading Company Inc 99 $80,103 86.09%
Ntt Data Services Llc 97 $81,625 88.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Allen Primrose Farms 11 $29,958 100.00%
Darnall Ranch 11 $21,784 100.00%
Gulf Citrus Harvesting Hauling Inc 11 $33,997 100.00%
Mcvicker Farms 10 $34,093 100.00%
Wrights Trucking Harvesting Llc 10 $27,477 100.00%
Lee Farming And Harvesting Inc 9 $26,409 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 9 $32,663 100.00%
T Bell Detasseling Llc 9 $36,231 100.00%
Thompson Seed Potato Partnership 9 $31,870 100.00%
Pro Health Llc 9 $33,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Plains Regional Medical Center 10 $156,612 31.25%
Lancaster County School District 0001 10 $43,837 34.48%
Shogun Hs Inc 9 $20,072 33.33%
Buildingenergysolutionstechnologyincdba Bes Tech 8 $65,853 29.63%
Hayneedle Inc 7 $67,814 30.43%
Tfl Inc 7 $59,672 30.43%
Tangle Systems Llc 7 $92,004 30.43%
Lincoln County Feedyard Llc 7 $40,052 30.43%
Southland Hospitalists Pc 6 $114,719 27.27%
Metropolitan Utilites District 6 $70,034 27.27%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 65 $34,045 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 50 $33,758 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 33 $30,927 100.00%
Corn Farming 28 $34,151 100.00%
Sheep Farming 26 $20,176 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 25 $33,236 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $34,709 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $31,579 100.00%
Hay Farming 20 $34,056 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 18 $43,209 100.00%

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