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 %
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 108 $79,120 85.71%
Industrial Engineers 107 $72,819 88.43%
Internists, General 103 $163,487 86.55%
Soil and Plant Scientists 102 $45,059 88.70%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 92 $59,795 85.98%
Information Technology Project Managers 81 $81,636 85.26%
Family and General Practitioners 79 $120,192 84.95%
Civil Engineers 77 $63,212 89.53%
Biological Technicians 76 $36,973 90.48%
Physicists 71 $54,541 89.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery Workers 1 $34,258 5.56%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 1 $34,258 5.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineers 15 $79,242 78.95%
Mechanical Engineers 12 $69,547 66.67%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 12 $72,457 66.67%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $66,230 68.75%
Family and General Practitioners 11 $121,525 73.33%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10 $136,178 66.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $91,829 69.23%
Civil Engineers 9 $72,684 69.23%
Cooks, Restaurant 9 $28,526 69.23%
General and Operations Managers 8 $90,685 61.54%
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 %
Ireland 2 $89,265 40.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $57,242 40.00%
Sri Lanka 2 $94,734 40.00%
Taiwan 2 $72,915 40.00%
Ghana 2 $151,851 40.00%
Kenya 2 $60,825 40.00%
Hong Kong 2 $63,870 40.00%
Turkey 2 $56,030 40.00%
Mauritius 2 $122,003 40.00%
Panama 2 $59,167 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tanvi It Solutions Inc 3 $57,769 75.00%
Onward Technologies Inc 3 $55,980 75.00%
The Msr Group 3 $53,304 75.00%
Clear Channel Management Services Inc 3 $67,392 75.00%
Canopy One Solutions Inc 3 $54,233 75.00%
Applied Thought Auditors And Consultants Inc 3 $59,176 75.00%
Gerent Llc 3 $49,587 75.00%
Lutz Company 3 $55,917 75.00%
Sbase Technologies Inc 3 $52,679 75.00%
Talent9 Inc 3 $58,608 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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