Employment Gap

Graduates from Nebraska 4-year public college programs related to engineering; registered nurses; & software developers & quality assurance analysts make more money than graduates from other programs. Read more about earnings and the employment gap at:...

Nebraska public high school grads have higher talent retention rates than the total population. This suggests that increasing enrollment of Nebraska residents in the state’s colleges could retain more college-educated workers. For more information, visit:...

Students in programs related to nursing have the highest program completion rates in Nebraska. However, public college students in other selected H3 jobs generally have low program completion rates. Read more here:...

For most selected occupations, Nebraska public colleges contribute a higher percentage of qualified graduates to the state’s workforce than private colleges. Learn more about workforce supply and the employment gap in Nebraska:...

In general, there is growth demand for these H3 occupations, which indicates that Nebraska’s workforce is growing. Software developers & quality assurance analysts have the largest growth demand. To learn more, see the NSWERS’ Employment Gap Brief here:...

These selected occupations in Nebraska generally show a moderate to high rate of unmet demand, with more job openings than qualified graduates available to fill them. To learn more about the employment gap in Nebraska, visit:...

In Nebraska, teaching jobs are in the highest annual demand for selected H3 occupations, followed by registered nurses. Read more about Nebraska's employment gap here: https://insights.nswers.org/briefs/nswers-employment-gap-brief-2025.pdf.