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 %
Cisco Systems Inc 17 $87,876 94.44%
Tekinvaderz Llc 17 $79,704 94.44%
National Vision Inc 17 $104,573 94.44%
Thomson Reuters Applications Inc 17 $99,320 94.44%
New York Technology Partners Inc 17 $77,853 94.44%
Igate Global Solutions An Igate Company 17 $66,261 94.44%
Prowise Solutions Inc 17 $80,645 94.44%
Haworth Marketing Media Company 17 $73,352 94.44%
Edge It Corp 17 $73,261 94.44%
Mythri Consulting Llc 17 $80,813 94.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thomson Reuters Grc Inc 1 $127,941 50.00%
Jlim Service Llc 1 $30,618 50.00%
S3a Enterprises 1 $43,722 50.00%
Lubrication Technologies Inc 1 $93,621 50.00%
Partnership Academy 1 $37,060 50.00%
Nurse Staffing Solutions Homecare Services Inc 1 $45,198 50.00%
Energy Insight Inc 1 $70,574 50.00%
Scholarship America 1 $87,069 50.00%
Thoughtworx Inc Dba Mcm Services Group 1 $108,638 50.00%
Linear Transmission Inc 1 $42,120 50.00%

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