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 %
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 %
Gallup Inc	257	$70,859	93.45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Nebraska	226	$83,139	89.68%
Paypal Inc	224	$88,602	89.24%
Sohanit Inc	216	$74,776	88.16%
Accenture Llp	211	$67,671	97.69%
West Corporation	203	$67,983	93.98%
Alegent Creighton Clinic	193	$168,459	98.47%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	181	$70,580	92.82%
Wipro Limited	172	$63,917	88.66%
Kiewit Corporation	169	$90,230	91.35%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Signet Construction Llc	16	$36,530	100.00%
Rolling Stone Feedyard Llc	16	$34,663	100.00%
Breinig Farms Inc	16	$27,764	100.00%
Rr Christo Construction Llc	15	$34,198	100.00%
Thompson Seed Potato Llc	15	$38,412	100.00%
Gary Robison	15	$30,760	100.00%
Sbh Ag Services Inc	14	$36,188	100.00%
Justin Corman	14	$32,855	100.00%
Heinrichs Harvesting Co	14	$29,546	100.00%
Riverview Llp	14	$31,771	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Union Pacific Railroad	60	$78,557	75.00%
Alegent Creighton Clinic	54	$152,826	70.13%
Kenexa Technology Inc	40	$56,063	52.63%
The Physician Network	37	$165,376	48.68%
Mmr Constructors Inc	32	$56,909	45.07%
Nebraska Transport Company	22	$32,552	32.35%
Infogroup	21	$72,420	31.34%
Gjw Llc	20	$27,019	30.77%
Nelnet Business Solutions Inc	19	$75,911	29.69%
Riverview Llp	18	$48,131	30.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	65	$63,358	87.84%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	63	$68,929	90.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	63	$73,868	92.65%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	61	$79,501	92.42%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	56	$88,586	84.85%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	49	$97,009	75.38%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	49	$88,149	85.96%
Natural Gas Distribution	49	$90,798	89.09%
Medical Laboratories	45	$84,179	83.33%
Specialty Canning	44	$93,804	84.62%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Freight Trucking	6	$36,435	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	6	$35,325	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	5	$28,438	100.00%
Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	5	$34,374	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$34,897	100.00%
Other Animal Production	4	$21,021	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	4	$28,267	100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction	2	$42,609	100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking	2	$32,718	100.00%
Specialty Trade Contractors	2	$35,703	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	24	$65,669	82.76%
General Freight Trucking	23	$33,461	85.19%
Other Computer Related Services	23	$80,734	95.83%
Consumer Lending	22	$74,920	91.67%
Credit Bureaus	22	$98,008	95.65%
Support Activities For Animal Production	21	$26,982	91.30%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	18	$89,367	81.82%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	17	$84,540	77.27%
Natural Gas Distribution	16	$77,220	76.19%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	15	$90,712	83.33%

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.