H1B Report
State comparison

Nebraska vs New Jersey

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Nebraska
NERank #36
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricNebraskaNew Jersey
Total filings27,925534,212▲
National share %0.30%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#36#4▲
Top sponsorBoard of Regents of the University of Nebraska COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share8.0%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Nebraska
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,117
FY20111,089
FY20121,243
FY20131,388
FY20141,708
FY20151,816
FY20162,014
FY20172,083
FY20182,442
FY2019294
FY20201,882
FY20212,770
FY20221,912
FY20231,999
FY20241,724
FY20251,751
FY2026693
New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263

Top 5 sponsors — Nebraska

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Nebraska

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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