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)

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 %
Sri Lanka 2 $94,734 50.00%
Taiwan 2 $72,915 50.00%
Ghana 2 $151,851 50.00%
Kenya 2 $60,825 50.00%
Hong Kong 2 $63,870 50.00%
Turkey 2 $56,030 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $122,003 50.00%
Panama 2 $59,167 66.67%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kpi Ninja Llc 7 $89,173 77.78%
Midland University 7 $38,680 77.78%
Worldlawn Power Equipment Inc 7 $43,784 87.50%
Gis Workshop Inc 7 $44,857 87.50%
Elemental Scientific Inc 7 $50,907 87.50%
Howard County Medical Center 7 $41,267 87.50%
Resource America Information Technology Inc 7 $41,214 87.50%
Databaseusacom Llc 7 $53,800 87.50%
Sri Anjaneya Technologies Llc 7 $47,017 87.50%
Alegent Health Memorial Hospital Schuyler 7 $57,346 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ahrens Farms Custom Harvesting 2 $22,348 100.00%
Johnston Well Drilling Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Bonanza Cattle Co Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Gjw Llc 2 $28,486 100.00%
West Blue Pork Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Gg Moreno Inc 2 $32,115 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Wakefield Ne 2 $28,694 100.00%
Blase Farms Llc 2 $35,152 100.00%
Aec And Sons Trucking Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Turn West Farms Inc 2 $35,152 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midwest Laboratories 1 $63,066 100.00%
Douglas Holdings Llc Dba Sidumpr Trailer 1 $100,027 100.00%
Eide Bailly Llp 1 $84,989 100.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 354 $32,696 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 336 $32,860 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 218 $33,723 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 195 $34,277 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 193 $34,551 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 152 $33,871 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 105 $34,317 100.00%
Potato Farming 87 $33,863 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 72 $33,621 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 66 $33,390 100.00%

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