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 %
Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials Us Inc	2	$0	66.67%
Cedent Consulting Inc	2	$30	66.67%
Sj Computer Repair Networking Specialists Limited Liability Company	2	$0	66.67%
Lotusdata Llp	2	$76,648	66.67%
Vayu Inc	2	$47,258	66.67%
Adamas Inc	2	$78,166	66.67%
Douglas Scientific Llc	2	$45,323	66.67%
Firmenich Inc	2	$63,066	66.67%
Tabner Inc	2	$78,624	66.67%
Bayer Us Llc	2	$76,981	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	53	$76,571	88.33%
Travel Agencies	52	$81,115	88.14%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	51	$96,818	86.44%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	51	$87,419	91.07%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	50	$85,969	89.29%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	49	$68,664	89.09%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	48	$71,457	87.27%
Other Accounting Services	48	$73,553	87.27%
Animal Food Manufacturing	48	$92,531	88.89%
Other Individual And Family Services	46	$46,485	85.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mattress Manufacturing	4	$99,684	25.00%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	4	$153,426	25.00%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	4	$87,027	25.00%
Malt Manufacturing	3	$113,090	18.75%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing	3	$61,311	18.75%
Petrochemical Manufacturing	3	$112,812	18.75%
Flat Glass Manufacturing	3	$87,131	20.00%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	3	$107,386	20.00%
Credit Unions	3	$72,481	20.00%
Offices Of Optometrists	3	$72,218	20.00%

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.