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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 2 $100,579 100.00%
Remote Sensing Technicians 2 $33,966 100.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 2 $28,309 100.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 2 $109,637 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 2 $35,984 100.00%
Art Directors 2 $75,650 100.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 2 $46,956 100.00%
Designers, All Other 2 $35,495 100.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $37,648 100.00%
Geneticists 2 $44,065 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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 %
Lincoln National Corporation 27 $81,084 93.10%
Caredx Inc 27 $92,904 93.10%
Tri Con Industries Ltd 26 $45,424 89.66%
Syntel Inc 25 $65,865 86.21%
Nebraska Department Of Education 25 $70,551 89.29%
Mphasis Corporation 25 $79,407 89.29%
Cabelas Llc 24 $90,018 85.71%
Management Health Systems Inc 24 $58,684 85.71%
Iq Systems Inc 23 $77,250 82.14%
Perficient Inc 23 $80,236 85.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Snodgrass Trucking Llc 5 $26,576 100.00%
Whr Enterprises Llc 5 $34,528 100.00%
Don Griebel 5 $25,376 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Region 1 5 $30,738 100.00%
37 Ag Inc 5 $33,143 100.00%
Nebraska Sod Company Inc 5 $34,154 100.00%
Kuenning Family Farms 5 $35,501 100.00%
Triple T Farms Llc 5 $33,912 100.00%
Eric And Steph Maaske Gp 5 $28,504 100.00%
Kaup Produce Inc 5 $36,512 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Double Dutch Dairy Llc 2 $21,466 40.00%
Camenzind Ag Llc 2 $40,706 40.00%
Experian Information Solutions Inc 2 $74,464 40.00%
2xz Ranch Llc 2 $22,422 40.00%
Otto Ag Investments Llc 2 $32,739 40.00%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Nebraska 2 $104,510 50.00%
Richardson Manure Hauling Inc 2 $44,907 50.00%
The Sak Company Llc 2 $30,805 50.00%
Gordon Memorial Hospital District 1 $35,069 25.00%
Cargill Incorporated 1 $48,194 25.00%

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