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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,109 $78,853 90.96%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,028 $64,139 91.72%
Computer Programmers 1,169 $56,769 82.73%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,021 $70,247 91.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 510 $130,997 89.63%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 412 $48,661 88.79%
Software Developers, Systems Software 402 $82,474 87.20%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 307 $60,833 93.60%
Database Administrators 254 $74,967 84.39%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 240 $64,169 82.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,035 $33,573 288.30%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 341 $32,975 105.57%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 221 $33,813 168.70%
Construction Laborers 106 $36,073 119.10%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 72 $32,331 105.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 67 $29,520 106.35%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 17 $49,251 30.91%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $47,000 24.53%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $34,556 13.64%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $35,935 13.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 674 $281,704 177.37%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 111 $26,654 37.25%
Computer Systems Analysts 99 $79,928 33.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 68 $37,270 25.37%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $85,657 26.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 63 $25,334 26.81%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $52,136 29.35%
Production Workers, All Other 58 $27,691 68.24%
Internists, General 40 $161,935 72.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 38 $149,084 71.70%
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 %
South Korea 26 $34,965 45.61%
Canada 21 $93,299 39.62%
Trinidad And Tobago 16 $58,872 30.77%
Cambodia 9 $25,334 19.15%
Guatemala 9 $33,497 21.95%
Pakistan 9 $125,013 28.13%
Iran 8 $65,561 26.67%
Germany 8 $62,918 38.10%
Nigeria 8 $102,790 40.00%
Egypt 7 $111,771 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sarkit Inc 96 $71,453 87.27%
Deloitte Touche Llp 86 $67,552 78.18%
Cabelas Inc 82 $70,822 92.13%
North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation 79 $165,162 90.80%
Csg Systems Inc Dba Csg 77 $90,066 89.53%
First Data Resources Llc 75 $80,017 88.24%
Aci Worldwide Corp 72 $81,783 87.80%
Becton Dickinson And Company 71 $69,956 87.65%
Transaction Applications Group Inc 67 $74,367 87.01%
The Nebraska Medical Center 66 $68,480 86.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skr Farms Llc 9 $34,551 100.00%
Briggs Brothers Farms 9 $34,979 100.00%
Lincoln County Feedyard Llc 9 $33,948 100.00%
Nba Harvesting Llc 8 $32,217 100.00%
T S Cattle Company Llc 8 $35,191 100.00%
Binder Irrigation 8 $35,903 100.00%
Danielski Harvesting Farming Partnership 8 $32,755 100.00%
D31 Llc 8 $33,090 100.00%
Ed Mcdonald 8 $32,451 100.00%
Jeff Waltman 8 $32,282 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cms Outdoor Solutions 6 $31,325 28.57%
Design Data Corporation 5 $54,438 25.00%
Lincoln Technology Solutions Llc 5 $56,792 25.00%
Nebraska Department Of Education 5 $62,809 26.32%
Ncr Corporation 5 $88,217 26.32%
Childrens Angel Childcare Llc 5 $25,409 27.78%
York Feedlot Inc 4 $14,113 22.22%
Infousa Inc 4 $50,986 22.22%
Mrc Information Technology Inc 4 $83,912 23.53%
Ibm Corporation 4 $49,244 23.53%

Top Industries in Nebraska (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage