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 %
Optometrists	25	$107,578	89.29%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	24	$111,604	85.71%
Anesthesiologists	24	$155,994	85.71%
Biostatisticians	24	$73,966	88.89%
Coaches and Scouts	23	$35,822	88.46%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$54,013	88.46%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	23	$77,958	92.00%
Human Resources Managers	22	$92,903	88.00%
Nurse Practitioners	21	$94,867	87.50%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	21	$63,577	87.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Developers	3	$73,743	42.86%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	3	$64,834	42.86%
Pharmacists	3	$106,974	42.86%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	3	$86,743	42.86%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2	$46,592	28.57%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2	$57,845	28.57%
Anesthesiologists	2	$55,256	28.57%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$60,039	28.57%
Customer Service Representatives	2	$43,930	33.33%
Biological Technicians	2	$50,191	33.33%

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 %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	235	$73,868	90.04%
Starkey Laboratories Inc	230	$81,755	88.12%
Dc Group Inc	225	$57,807	88.24%
Oracle America Inc	224	$98,551	88.89%
General Mills Inc	222	$88,418	88.45%
Genisys Technologies Inc	213	$74,522	85.54%
Larsen Toubro Limited	206	$42,857	84.77%
University Of Minnesota Physicians	204	$104,322	86.81%
Titan Data Group Inc	203	$96,380	86.75%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	199	$84,093	86.52%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sejong Academy Of Minnesota	15	$53,918	36.59%
Pointclickcare Technologies Usa Corp	15	$89,425	37.50%
Moneygram International Inc	14	$92,153	35.00%
Professional Consulting Inc	14	$96,242	35.90%
Permasteelisa North America Corp	14	$61,868	35.90%
Richland Refrigerasted Solutions Llc	13	$53,019	34.21%
Genisys Technologies Inc	13	$85,693	36.11%
Infor Us Inc	13	$93,794	36.11%
St Olaf College	13	$49,358	37.14%
Soo Line Railroad Company	13	$103,949	37.14%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Human Resources Consulting Services	121	$83,424	89.63%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers	120	$98,810	90.91%
Offices Of Lawyers	113	$74,967	91.13%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	98	$78,339	86.73%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	96	$90,565	85.71%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	95	$87,029	87.16%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	90	$91,423	83.33%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	90	$88,362	86.54%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	89	$44,487	87.25%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	89	$89,760	89.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3	$33,426	75.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	3	$31,970	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	3	$24,045	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$31,294	66.67%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$25,761	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	2	$30,618	100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production	2	$25,761	100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	2	$34,018	100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming	2	$26,842	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	2	$33,010	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	11	$80,078	28.21%
Other Accounting Services	11	$81,687	28.95%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	11	$89,301	32.35%
Child Care Services	11	$36,893	33.33%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	10	$142,470	32.26%
Junior Colleges	9	$54,970	31.03%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	9	$79,783	32.14%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	9	$85,569	34.62%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	9	$80,736	34.62%
Human Resources Consulting Services	9	$81,455	36.00%

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.