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 %
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 %
Vsion Technologies Inc	38	$92,641	88.37%
Verotech Solutionsllc	38	$68,228	88.37%
Third Wave Systems Inc	38	$81,186	88.37%
Mindtree Limited	38	$71,507	90.48%
Covant Solutions Inc	38	$71,700	90.48%
Rbc Capital Markets Llc	38	$96,321	90.48%
Healtheast Medical Research Institute	37	$172,605	88.10%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp	37	$56,441	88.10%
Permasteelisa North America Corp	37	$65,529	88.10%
Proficient Business Systems Inc	37	$81,544	88.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Independent School District No 2752	2	$47,304	33.33%
Orchid Restaurant Bar Inc	2	$37,107	33.33%
Award Nails Spa Inc	2	$22,485	33.33%
Jbk Llc	2	$27,414	33.33%
A Y Sales Llc	2	$22,568	33.33%
Son D Farms Inc	2	$43,930	33.33%
Boise White Paper Llc	2	$112,611	33.33%
Red Wing Shoe Company	2	$128,316	33.33%
Daikin Applied Americas	2	$103,085	40.00%
Savigent Software Inc	2	$97,656	40.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gasket Packing And Sealing Device Manufacturing	3	$66,782	75.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	3	$59,696	75.00%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	3	$62,781	75.00%
Sales Financing	3	$127,227	100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	3	$55,238	100.00%
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	3	$56,541	100.00%
Translation And Interpretation Services	3	$86,909	100.00%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing	3	$116,418	100.00%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	3	$64,147	100.00%
Other Services To Buildings And Dwellings	3	$50,704	100.00%

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.