US stateNERank #33Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in Nebraska

12,038 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Nebraska across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings

12,038

Rank #33 nationally

National share

0.3%

of US H-1B filings

Top sponsor share

9.8%

Board of Regents…

Top occupation

15-1252

Software Developers

Summary

Nebraska filed 12,038 H-1B visa petitions, with software development roles dominating the sponsorship landscape. The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska led all sponsors with 407 filings (9.8% of state volume), followed by the University of Nebraska Medical Center with 281 filings (6.8%), indicating significant concentration in academic and medical institutions.

Software Developers accounted for 4,354 petitions—over one-third of all Nebraska H-1B filings. Computer Occupations, All Other (784 filings) and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (700 filings) rounded out the technology sector's dominance. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (572 filings) and Data Scientists (520 filings) were the only non-IT roles in the top five, reflecting Nebraska's concentration of academic sponsorship.

Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp ranked third among sponsors with 157 filings (3.8% of state volume), the only private technology firm in the top three. This pattern shows Nebraska's H-1B activity is anchored by universities and medical centers, with technology talent filling IT and research roles across both sectors.

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Top sponsoring employers

Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Nebraska. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.

#	Employer	Filings	Share
1	Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	407	9.8%
2	University of Nebraska Medical Center	281	6.8%
3	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	157	3.8%

Board of Regents of the Un…

407

University of Nebraska Med…

281

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…

157

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in Nebraska.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	4,354
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	784
3	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	700
4	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	572
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	520
6	29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	461
7	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	363
8	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	303
9	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	272
10	15-1251	Computer Programmers	207

Software Developers

4,354

Computer Occupations, All …

784

Software Quality Assurance…

700

Biological Science Teacher…

572

Data Scientists

520

Medical and Clinical Labor…

461

Physicians, All Other

363

Computer Systems Analysts

303

Medical Scientists, Except…

272

Computer Programmers

207

Filings by fiscal year

Nebraska H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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