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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,103 $52,711 95.66%
Database Administrators 1,029 $78,903 90.18%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 949 $70,205 91.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 917 $76,179 89.99%
Accountants and Auditors 912 $57,418 92.59%
Industrial Engineers 867 $77,062 91.84%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 726 $77,380 93.80%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 654 $124,084 93.70%
Operations Research Analysts 637 $72,298 92.59%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 613 $42,518 93.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roofers 2 $55,723 6.45%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.90%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1 $48,006 3.57%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $29,952 3.70%
Construction Carpenters 1 $29,952 4.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $37,440 4.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 77 $83,630 102.67%
Statisticians 73 $68,491 110.61%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 64 $110,674 100.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 64 $95,101 103.23%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 62 $24,004 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 59 $69,933 109.26%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 48 $129,782 88.89%
Marketing Managers 46 $116,902 93.88%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $69,733 91.84%
Database Administrators 42 $89,933 87.50%
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 %
Burma (myanmar) 13 $27,763 44.83%
Egypt 12 $79,621 41.38%
Iran 12 $48,706 42.86%
Ghana 12 $15,940,574 44.44%
Costa Rica 11 $101,756 40.74%
Ukraine 11 $59,806 45.83%
Ethiopia 11 $54,560 45.83%
Malaysia 11 $84,951 47.83%
Russia 11 $82,113 50.00%
Thailand 11 $64,873 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Special School District No 1 105 $67,086 94.59%
Ecolab Inc 105 $90,131 94.59%
Amazoncom Services Llc 103 $89,858 93.64%
Itech Us Inc 102 $78,681 92.73%
Cyberthink Inc 102 $76,135 92.73%
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc 101 $108,720 91.82%
Siemens Industry Inc 99 $86,331 90.83%
Fastenal Company Purchasing 98 $58,014 90.74%
Microsoft Corporation 98 $87,277 90.74%
Techvision Co 98 $83,063 91.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diamond Surface Inc 6 $40,539 37.50%
St Jude Medical Sc Inc 6 $77,296 37.50%
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $20,842 31.25%
Platform 3 Solutions Llc 5 $90,401 31.25%
Icf Next Inc 5 $93,338 31.25%
Matrixcare Inc 5 $105,506 31.25%
Mcintosh Senior Living 5 $10,057 33.33%
Infosmart Systems Inc 5 $79,752 33.33%
Savvysherpainc 5 $76,635 33.33%
Aon Benfield Inc 5 $70,100 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 276 $30,763 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 226 $30,679 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 156 $28,638 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 148 $32,539 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $29,282 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 95 $31,300 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 80 $32,788 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 74 $27,209 100.00%
Apiculture 68 $29,753 100.00%
Apple Orchards 55 $28,335 100.00%

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