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 %
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 %
M A Mortenson Company 58 $80,719 85.29%
Professional Consulting Inc 57 $66,228 83.82%
Fargo Solutions Inc 57 $74,425 85.07%
Technology Consultants Inc 57 $72,015 85.07%
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 56 $61,030 83.58%
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc 56 $96,984 83.58%
Amazon Web Services Inc 56 $96,531 84.85%
Cyma Systems Inc 56 $72,495 84.85%
Xylo Technologies Inc 56 $70,472 86.15%
Avco Consulting Inc 56 $87,048 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wilson Law Group Llc 3 $42,585 33.33%
Rally Health Inc 3 $116,667 33.33%
Physicians Group Of New Ulm Ltd 3 $164,639 33.33%
Jdv Restaurant Inc 3 $28,753 33.33%
The Scoular Company 3 $95,042 33.33%
Jordan Transformer Llc 3 $67,427 33.33%
Cirrus Design Corporation 3 $78,867 33.33%
Crest Electronics Inc 3 $74,845 33.33%
Dell Marketing Lp 3 $94,141 33.33%
Rahr Corporation 3 $113,090 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $32,055 100.00%
Corn Farming 17 $29,027 94.44%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 17 $26,891 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $31,516 88.24%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 14 $27,483 93.33%
Soybean Farming 13 $30,885 92.86%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 10 $28,737 76.92%
Floriculture Production 9 $26,199 90.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 9 $31,859 100.00%
All Other Personal Services 8 $30,051 88.89%

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