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 %
Sri Lanka 2 $94,734 50.00%
Taiwan 2 $72,915 50.00%
Ghana 2 $151,851 50.00%
Kenya 2 $60,825 50.00%
Hong Kong 2 $63,870 50.00%
Turkey 2 $56,030 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $122,003 50.00%
Panama 2 $59,167 66.67%
Rwanda 1 $52,570 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $44,200 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Nebraska (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Monsanto Company 10 $46,091 83.33%
Hdr Architecture Inc 10 $54,719 90.91%
Scm Data Inc 10 $46,657 90.91%
The State Of Nebraska Department Of Transportation 10 $56,476 90.91%
Macpractice Inc 10 $50,608 90.91%
Marlabs Inc 10 $60,649 90.91%
Csc Consulting Inc 10 $60,694 90.91%
Peoplecorp America Inc 10 $54,925 90.91%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 10 $72,409 90.91%
Midwest Global Solutions Llc 10 $72,307 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cole Robert Aschoff 3 $39,783 100.00%
Pro Health Natural Beef 3 $36,733 100.00%
Bizzy Bee Honey Farms 3 $27,269 100.00%
Central Valley Ag Cooperative Hampton Ne 3 $28,586 100.00%
Wonderful Bees 3 $29,820 100.00%
Justin F Hoffman Farms 3 $35,540 100.00%
Alewelt Inc 3 $22,513 100.00%
Jt Harvesting Llc 3 $35,734 100.00%
Double I Farms Inc 3 $29,092 100.00%
Silver Spur Farms Operating Company Llc 3 $35,048 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diversified Solutions Inc 1 $93,122 50.00%
Deluxe Corporation 1 $79,477 50.00%
Bison Inc 1 $65,645 50.00%
Macpractice Inc 1 $66,498 50.00%
Jsmm Farms 1 $51,085 50.00%
Ehrhart Griffin Associations 1 $58,635 50.00%
Kearney Regional Medical Center 1 $54,309 50.00%
Rockledge Smiles Llc Dba Admire Dental 1 $63,211 50.00%
Haverkamp Brothers Inc 1 $41,704 50.00%
Nemaha County Hospital 1 $45,677 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