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 %
The Dow Chemical Company	24	$89,260	88.89%
Cypress Semiconductor Minnesota Inc	24	$75,359	88.89%
Verisk Health Inc	24	$72,457	88.89%
Surya Systems Inc	24	$60,000	88.89%
Ciber Inc	24	$78,994	88.89%
Diversant Llc	24	$80,774	88.89%
Confiminds Llc	23	$70,963	85.19%
Ven Soft Llc	23	$60,174	85.19%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc	23	$86,344	85.19%
Entrust Datacard Corporation	23	$95,583	85.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sunopta Grains Foods Inc	1	$52,478	33.33%
Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc	1	$78,811	33.33%
Kenyon Veterinary Clinic P A	1	$52,312	33.33%
Inverra Inc	1	$115,669	33.33%
Minneapolis Radiation Oncology Pa	1	$61,131	33.33%
Flint Hills Resources Lc	1	$151,382	33.33%
Robert Mark Technologies Inc	1	$104,291	33.33%
Cook Area Health Services Inc	1	$124,634	33.33%
Twin City Clarage Llc	1	$83,138	33.33%
Riverstone Salon And Wellness Center Inc	1	$23,837	33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Plastics Product Manufacturing	31	$77,669	83.78%
Graphic Design Services	30	$50,081	83.33%
Grantmaking Foundations	30	$75,612	83.33%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	29	$89,593	82.86%
Employment Services	29	$81,745	82.86%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	28	$89,602	80.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	27	$50,162	79.41%
Environmental Consulting Services	27	$75,409	79.41%
Computer Facilities Management Services	27	$86,178	81.82%
Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing	27	$71,307	81.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dental Laboratories	2	$94,890	20.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	2	$96,200	20.00%
Public Relations Agencies	2	$110,947	22.22%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$94,619	22.22%
Specialty Canning	2	$76,638	22.22%
Industrial Building Construction	2	$110,240	22.22%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing	2	$69,722	22.22%
Paper Mills	2	$112,611	22.22%
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance	2	$37,815	22.22%
Industrial Design Services	2	$48,350	22.22%

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.