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 %
Information Security Analysts 36 $75,573 87.80%
Food Scientists and Technologists 35 $45,003 89.74%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 34 $50,708 89.47%
Dentists, General 31 $104,191 83.78%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $51,937 88.57%
Pediatricians, General 28 $136,938 82.35%
Construction Managers 27 $78,508 81.82%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $63,235 90.00%
Actuaries 27 $70,088 90.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $56,355 89.66%
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 %
New Zealand 1 $64,979 50.00%
Hungary 1 $93,766 50.00%
Sweden 1 $35,194 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $105,914 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $322,200 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $217,381 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $79,706 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $98,000 50.00%
Palestine 1 $89,939 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $22,547 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 1,159 $50,840 81.50%
Prokarma Inc 1,097 $77,781 79.49%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 842 $54,950 94.82%
Infosys Limited 745 $69,793 99.33%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 339 $68,120 98.83%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 321 $75,440 98.47%
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company 315 $89,445 97.22%
Creighton University 286 $59,403 93.46%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 273 $103,861 93.49%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 262 $85,954 91.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 72 $31,622 100.00%
Daniels Produce Llc 51 $30,445 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 49 $33,987 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ne 38 $34,985 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 33 $31,806 100.00%
Heldt Produce Inc 26 $31,585 100.00%
At Farms Inc 26 $33,267 100.00%
Ten West Cattle Inc 18 $31,398 100.00%
Shotkoski Hay Co 17 $27,794 100.00%
Otto Ag Investments Llc 16 $34,044 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prokarma Inc 841 $87,422 100.00%
Tecumseh Poultry Llc 314 $23,276 100.00%
University Of Nebraska Medical Center 150 $51,267 50.34%
University Of Nebraska Lincoln 99 $50,707 66.00%
Sunrise Express 99 $37,915 100.00%
Universal Pure Cold Storage Llc 85 $25,334 85.86%
Bluecross Blueshield Of Nebraska 76 $69,442 87.36%
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 71 $91,988 83.53%
Paypal Inc 68 $82,025 82.93%
American Union Ventures Inc Dba Am Recycling 65 $26,819 80.25%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cosmetics Beauty Supplies And Perfume Retailers 1 $40,123 100.00%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 1 $90,688 100.00%
Sign Manufacturing 1 $52,021 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 1 $144,061 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $64,397 100.00%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services 1 $45,802 100.00%
Postal Service 1 $89,939 100.00%
Computer Training 1 $51,646 100.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 1 $112,341 100.00%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $63,918 100.00%
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