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 %
Natural Sciences Managers	38	$91,249	86.36%
Sales Managers	38	$98,102	86.36%
Public Relations Specialists	37	$45,145	84.09%
Chief Executives	36	$196,687	85.71%
Mathematicians	35	$56,830	85.37%
Environmental Engineers	35	$59,181	85.37%
Managers, All Other	35	$94,741	87.50%
Technical Writers	33	$54,906	82.50%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	33	$54,551	82.50%
Computer Network Support Specialists	32	$53,952	84.21%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Managers, All Other	5	$153,367	55.56%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$50,616	55.56%
Instructional Coordinators	4	$49,880	44.44%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4	$35,526	44.44%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	4	$45,620	50.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	4	$64,855	50.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$54,245	50.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$49,477	50.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$60,075	50.00%
Chief Executives	4	$228,759	50.00%

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 %
Medtronic Inc	1,090	$94,240	85.89%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,090	$68,290	88.76%
Us Bank National Association	1,054	$97,451	87.91%
Capgemini America Inc	991	$81,191	88.09%
Cummins Inc	989	$72,332	95.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp	850	$72,976	99.65%
Hcl America Inc	682	$72,575	91.18%
Best Buy Co Inc	627	$104,420	89.83%
Oasys Technologies Inc	616	$71,480	90.06%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	532	$95,695	78.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tcf National Bank	49	$104,396	30.82%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	45	$89,988	31.91%
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System	43	$106,789	30.50%
West Publishing Corporation	41	$95,965	29.50%
Powerobjects	36	$89,682	26.67%
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc Dba Hcmc	36	$162,697	27.91%
Deloitte Touche Llp	35	$82,244	30.43%
Siemens Industry Inc	30	$88,671	31.25%
Fastenal Company Purchasing	27	$65,147	28.42%
Techvision Co	26	$91,620	28.89%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	2	$106,392	66.67%
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	2	$60,757	66.67%
General Automotive Repair	2	$65,042	66.67%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$94,307	66.67%
Home Health Equipment Rental	2	$98,800	66.67%
Utility System Construction	2	$71,844	66.67%
Softwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing	2	$69,347	66.67%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$64,293	66.67%
Grain And Oilseed Milling	2	$76,180	66.67%
Child And Youth Services	2	$67,106	66.67%

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.