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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Minnesota Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
95,542 92.35% $76,975 H-1B
5,315 5.14% $390,756 PERM
2,055 1.99% $28,936 H-2A
544 0.53% $86,285 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 103,456 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 95,542 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.35% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,315 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.14% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 17,903 $85,463 91.35%
Computer Systems Analysts 14,140 $74,754 93.04%
Computer Programmers 8,852 $62,657 90.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 7,115 $67,363 92.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,646 $92,503 90.84%
Management Analysts 1,602 $71,238 93.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,520 $75,849 90.69%
Web Developers 1,384 $58,267 98.58%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,256 $102,325 90.29%
Electrical Engineers 1,108 $78,966 88.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 922 $30,445 214.42%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 342 $29,687 166.02%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 150 $29,935 109.49%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $30,792 103.08%
Construction Laborers 35 $33,928 51.47%
Nursery Workers 34 $30,354 52.31%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 11 $34,573 26.19%
Helpers--Carpenters 5 $31,483 12.20%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5 $41,192 13.16%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.06%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,052 $882,460 92.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 295 $738,708 78.46%
Computer Occupations, All Other 206 $89,616 82.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 137 $109,831 69.90%
Nursing Assistants 119 $31,429 63.30%
Industrial Engineers 100 $82,582 54.35%
Animal Scientists 92 $44,540 71.32%
Mechanical Engineers 84 $77,132 77.78%
Internists, General 84 $1,879,149 88.42%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 84 $84,402 102.44%
Minnesota Employees Over Time
Minnesota has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,846 employees were hired. Minnesota peaked in 2018 with 9,407 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 6,096 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 7 $71,760 43.75%
Jordan 7 $65,599 50.00%
Indonesia 6 $58,603 46.15%
Ecuador 6 $72,708 46.15%
Poland 6 $88,778 46.15%
Netherlands 5 $122,691 38.46%
Zambia 5 $36,130 38.46%
Lebanon 5 $129,245 41.67%
El Salvador 5 $60,070 41.67%
Syria 5 $140,808 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ucare Minnesota 97 $95,689 90.65%
Open Systems International Inc 97 $75,646 91.51%
Minnetonka Public Schools 96 $41,030 91.43%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 95 $87,220 91.35%
Bluestem Brands Inc 94 $79,043 92.16%
Agiletal Inc 93 $71,270 93.94%
Allina Health System 91 $170,788 91.92%
St Jude Medical Inc 90 $79,124 91.84%
Sapient Corporation 90 $87,424 91.84%
Honeywell International Inc 89 $97,356 90.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Target Corporation 5 $97,207 33.33%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 5 $77,006 33.33%
Lawson Software Americas Inc 5 $79,714 33.33%
Ajasa Technologies Inc 5 $87,406 33.33%
Spring Valley Farms Llp 5 $42,952 33.33%
Matrixcare 5 $80,400 33.33%
Olson Co Inc 5 $100,177 33.33%
Next Technologies Llc 4 $74,454 26.67%
Renaissance Learning Inc 4 $107,141 26.67%
Sequans Communications Inc 4 $97,646 26.67%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 276 $30,763 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 226 $30,679 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 156 $28,638 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 148 $32,539 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $29,282 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 95 $31,300 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 80 $32,788 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 74 $27,209 100.00%
Apiculture 68 $29,753 100.00%
Apple Orchards 55 $28,335 100.00%

Minnesota Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Minnesota to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Minnesota over all years is $76,975. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage