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 %
Community Hospital Association 8 $45,175 88.89%
Astir It Solutions Inc 8 $62,668 88.89%
Providence Medical Center 8 $47,203 88.89%
Boone County Health Center 8 $51,865 88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 8 $73,419 88.89%
Inpatient Physician Associates Llc 8 $143,186 88.89%
Easyway International Llc 8 $58,625 88.89%
Nebraska Game And Parks Commission 8 $52,421 88.89%
Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc 8 $83,471 88.89%
Itech Us Inc 8 $61,209 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mcginnis Family Equipment Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
T S Cattle Llc 2 $28,683 100.00%
Mahoney Harvesting And Trucking 2 $23,296 100.00%
Mq Llc 2 $28,486 100.00%
Thomas Bandur 2 $37,076 100.00%
Tercel Land Cattle 2 $28,527 100.00%
Bancroft Custom Feeders Llc 2 $35,152 100.00%
Heldt Produce 2 $29,110 100.00%
Lonny L Schemper Harvesting 2 $33,654 100.00%
Jefferson Heights Llcdba M T Enterprises Llc 2 $15,576 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pyramid Contractors 1 $38,397 50.00%
Y5 Partners 1 $28,038 50.00%
Apex Informatics 1 $112,341 50.00%
Tricon Industries Ltd 1 $80,142 50.00%
Je Meuret Grain Co 1 $35,485 50.00%
Cooksley Family Chiropractic Pc 1 $26,312 50.00%
Viridis Chemical Payroll Llc 1 $112,403 50.00%
Knutson Land Cattle Inc 1 $43,930 50.00%
Landscapes Unlimited Llc 1 $129,938 50.00%
Buildertrend Solutions Inc 1 $65,291 50.00%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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