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 %
Nwea 3 $83,325 100.00%
Apex Life Sciences 3 $84,413 100.00%
Henkel Corporation 3 $86,859 100.00%
Southern Minnesota Periodontics Pa 3 $75,005 100.00%
Pall Corporation 3 $84,587 100.00%
Ultimo Software Solutions Inc 3 $87,492 100.00%
Cloud Resources Llc 3 $77,542 100.00%
Sv Technology Services Llc 3 $83,443 100.00%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 3 $77,050 100.00%
Novisys Llc 3 $74,984 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 1 $41,558 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 1 $53,934 100.00%
Facilities Support Services 1 $32 100.00%
Dairy Product Except Frozen Manufacturing 1 $78,083 100.00%
Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing 1 $103,750 100.00%
New Car Dealers 1 $88,483 100.00%
Other Gambling Industries 1 $99,694 100.00%
Bus And Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems 1 $70,325 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $88,171 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 1 $47,653 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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