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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters	44	$48,187	89.80%
Computer User Support Specialists	43	$43,753	89.58%
Biological Technicians	41	$36,571	85.42%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	41	$59,912	87.23%
Mental Health Counselors	40	$43,599	86.96%
Construction Managers	39	$81,518	84.78%
Bioinformatics Scientists	39	$64,318	86.67%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	39	$60,360	86.67%
Veterinarians	38	$44,159	84.44%
Accountants	38	$55,043	84.44%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$52,080	66.67%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$44,639	66.67%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	6	$50,400	66.67%
Natural Sciences Managers	6	$127,220	66.67%
Human Resources Specialists	5	$57,799	55.56%
Managers, All Other	5	$153,367	55.56%
Chefs and Head Cooks	5	$53,514	55.56%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	5	$52,512	55.56%
Medical and Health Services Managers	5	$83,620	55.56%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$41,414	55.56%

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 %
India	1,904	$651,300	48.25%
Mexico	228	$53,676	50.44%
China	201	$70,750	55.68%
Philippines	181	$1,275,254	56.74%
Canada	102	$102,652	44.35%
Nepal	93	$68,188	40.61%
Brazil	62	$44,098	33.70%
South Korea	53	$67,951	44.54%
Pakistan	43	$3,881,288	41.35%
South Africa	28	$55,490	39.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
University Of St Thomas	68	$55,612	91.89%
Arcus Technologies	67	$75,134	90.54%
Wells Fargo Bank Na	67	$108,981	90.54%
Techdigital Corporation	67	$67,123	91.78%
Softpath Technologies Llc	66	$79,820	90.41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Minnesota	66	$84,365	91.67%
Us Electronics Inc	65	$85,098	90.28%
Vits Consulting Corp	65	$88,997	91.55%
Yinghua Academy	65	$42,716	91.55%
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System	65	$87,428	91.55%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Polarsemiconductor Llc	4	$67,860	40.00%
Garmin International Inc	4	$76,952	40.00%
Data Sciences International Inc	4	$87,299	40.00%
Murray County Medical Center Foundation Inc	4	$157,435	40.00%
Abbott Laboratories Inc	4	$112,476	40.00%
Intown Sushi Corporation	3	$31,970	30.00%
Pederson Brothers Partnership	3	$36,795	30.00%
Global It Solutions Inc	3	$119,059	30.00%
Integrhythm Inc	3	$79,448	30.00%
Btm Global Consulting	3	$119,917	30.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Human Resources Consulting Services	121	$83,424	89.63%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers	120	$98,810	90.91%
Offices Of Lawyers	113	$74,967	91.13%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	98	$78,339	86.73%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	96	$90,565	85.71%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	95	$87,029	87.16%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	90	$91,423	83.33%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	90	$88,362	86.54%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	89	$44,487	87.25%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	89	$89,760	89.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3	$33,426	75.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	3	$31,970	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	3	$24,045	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$31,294	66.67%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$25,761	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	2	$30,618	100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production	2	$25,761	100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	2	$34,018	100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming	2	$26,842	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	2	$33,010	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	11	$80,078	28.21%
Other Accounting Services	11	$81,687	28.95%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	11	$89,301	32.35%
Child Care Services	11	$36,893	33.33%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	10	$142,470	32.26%
Junior Colleges	9	$54,970	31.03%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	9	$79,783	32.14%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	9	$85,569	34.62%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	9	$80,736	34.62%
Human Resources Consulting Services	9	$81,455	36.00%

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.