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 %
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 %
Global Traffic Technologies Llc 14 $116,194 87.50%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 14 $72,093 87.50%
Amensys Inc 14 $78,993 87.50%
Sapphire It Services Inc 14 $74,252 87.50%
Turck Inc 14 $93,032 87.50%
Spok Holdings Inc 14 $94,338 87.50%
Techops Inc 14 $78,465 87.50%
Srk Systems Inc 14 $86,351 87.50%
Sicl America Inc 14 $88,798 87.50%
D2sol Inc 14 $107,292 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Winnebago Industries Inc 1 $110,885 50.00%
Northern Power Products Inc 1 $71,219 50.00%
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota 1 $50,731 50.00%
Ceridian Hcm Inc 1 $112,700 50.00%
Kyla Lara Breitinger 1 $30,597 50.00%
Servicenow Inc 1 $123,386 50.00%
The Aagard Group Llc 1 $47,674 50.00%
Elton Eyecare Inc 1 $93,205 50.00%
Fallon Group Inc 1 $91,312 50.00%
Hearth Home Technologies 1 $57,886 50.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 1 $24,045 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage