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 %
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 %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 65 $34,045 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 50 $33,758 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 33 $30,927 100.00%
Corn Farming 28 $34,151 100.00%
Sheep Farming 26 $20,176 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 25 $33,236 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $34,709 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $31,579 100.00%
Hay Farming 20 $34,056 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 18 $43,209 100.00%

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