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
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 41 $34,621 82.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 41 $40,612 82.00%
Sales Managers 41 $95,817 85.42%
Veterinarians 41 $45,491 89.13%
Natural Sciences Managers 39 $92,121 88.64%
Technical Writers 38 $56,862 86.36%
Chief Executives 38 $199,264 86.36%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 38 $54,548 86.36%
Accountants 38 $55,043 88.37%
Environmental Engineers 36 $59,880 83.72%
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 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cnh America Llc 3 $67,967 75.00%
Mvp Logistics Llc 3 $66,428 75.00%
Itm Twentyfirst Llc 3 $62,615 75.00%
Sterling Software Inc 3 $62,990 75.00%
Logicatechinc 3 $62,234 75.00%
Openwave Computing Llc 3 $68,453 75.00%
Sunray Infosys Corporation 3 $73,008 75.00%
Aql Technologies Inc 3 $62,400 75.00%
Software Quality Experts Llc 3 $62,691 75.00%
Compute Tech Inc 3 $68,453 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 17 $69,374 80.95%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 17 $78,306 80.95%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing 17 $89,407 85.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 17 $98,054 89.47%
Advertising Agencies 17 $85,438 89.47%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 17 $80,598 94.44%
Computer Training 16 $78,146 88.89%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 16 $93,518 88.89%
Travel Agencies 16 $92,914 88.89%
Scheduled Air Transportation 16 $156,197 94.12%

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 $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage