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 %
Lt Technology Services Limited	525	$58,663	88.98%
Igate Technologies Inc	501	$65,768	91.93%
Seagate Us Llc	492	$85,492	94.25%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	454	$69,793	89.72%
Ibm Corporation	423	$78,214	83.60%
Group Health Plan Inc	398	$97,841	94.99%
Deloitte Touche Llp	358	$66,632	96.24%
United Healthcare Services Inc	358	$89,393	96.50%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	353	$61,927	95.41%
Compunnel Software Group Inc	348	$79,095	94.31%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Autumn Ridge Landscaping Inc	23	$28,270	27.06%
Jax Dairy Farm Inc	23	$30,654	28.05%
Bluestem Brands Inc	22	$96,709	27.16%
Mclane Minnesota Inc	20	$59,738	26.32%
Centracare Clinic	19	$172,023	25.33%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc	19	$21,840	27.54%
The Duluth Clinic Ltd	18	$69,727	26.47%
Select Comfort Corporation	18	$102,453	28.13%
Allina Hospitals And Clinics	18	$135,021	28.57%
Olr America Inc	17	$94,815	27.87%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$128,076	100.00%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	2	$54,330	100.00%
Cement And Concrete Product Manufacturing	2	$62,301	100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	2	$41,330	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2	$81,588	100.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	2	$55,349	100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	2	$56,056	100.00%
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing	2	$76,149	100.00%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing	2	$57,262	100.00%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	2	$54,954	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.