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 %
Cost Estimators	21	$55,041	91.30%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	20	$42,000	86.96%
Social and Community Service Managers	20	$55,755	86.96%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	20	$137,548	86.96%
Budget Analysts	20	$64,974	90.91%
Supply Chain Managers	20	$114,489	90.91%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	19	$47,341	86.36%
Pharmacists	18	$99,758	81.82%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$57,044	85.71%
Transportation Engineers	18	$69,730	90.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Biological Technicians	2	$50,191	33.33%
Materials Scientists	2	$104,551	33.33%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	2	$27,539	33.33%
Training and Development Managers	2	$87,890	33.33%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2	$35,984	33.33%
Personal Care Aides	2	$23,962	33.33%
Sound Engineering Technicians	2	$57,304	33.33%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2	$98,785	33.33%
Soil and Plant Scientists	2	$71,864	33.33%
Electronics Engineering Technicians	2	$61,776	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 %
Slovenia	2	$65,447	40.00%
Bahamas	2	$55,822	40.00%
Tajikistan	2	$23,816	40.00%
Albania	2	$54,746	40.00%
Tunisia	2	$59,023	50.00%
Nicaragua	2	$39,557	50.00%
Cambodia	2	$22,995	50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago	2	$67,070	50.00%
Czech Republic	2	$90,709	50.00%
Moldova	2	$69,961	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,293	$63,410	99.42%
Infosys Limited	4,077	$69,516	99.54%
Mayo Clinic	3,551	$72,818	96.02%
Accenture Llp	3,000	$77,305	98.17%
Wipro Limited	2,668	$68,337	91.94%
University Of Minnesota	2,578	$50,372	89.76%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,342	$88,337	97.79%
Target Enterprise Inc	1,626	$107,327	91.45%
Optum Services Inc	1,427	$101,800	97.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,180	$78,417	84.95%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Optum Services Inc	430	$92,633	67.82%
Best Buy Co Inc	201	$111,098	46.74%
Presbyterian Homes And Services	159	$30,782	40.56%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	141	$106,122	38.52%
Group Health Plan Inc	115	$1,729,654	37.22%
Turkey Valley Farms Inc	95	$23,939	38.00%
Oracle America Inc	69	$90,305	32.39%
General Mills Inc	55	$120,907	27.36%
Titan Data Group Inc	53	$104,549	31.36%
Veritas Technologies Llc	50	$85,026	29.94%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	40,777	$72,352	92.62%
Computer Systems Design Services	7,758	$84,333	92.26%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	6,993	$63,863	92.65%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,597	$77,950	95.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	2,693	$77,603	84.10%
Engineering Services	1,714	$64,052	89.69%
Other Computer Related Services	1,480	$73,757	90.24%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	1,412	$91,287	87.05%
Management Consulting Services	1,110	$75,416	90.24%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	991	$72,384	87.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Crop Farming	276	$30,763	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	226	$30,679	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	156	$28,638	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	148	$32,539	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	104	$29,282	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	95	$31,300	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	80	$32,788	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	74	$27,209	100.00%
Apiculture	68	$29,753	100.00%
Apple Orchards	55	$28,335	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	1,372	$248,431	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	380	$93,382	43.98%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	320	$89,988	78.62%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	250	$81,505	65.79%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	177	$83,161	48.49%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	174	$91,795	52.10%
Home Health Care Services	159	$33,341	48.48%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	142	$48,226	44.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	118	$86,971	44.19%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	85	$147,613	34.00%

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.