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 %
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 %
Lead It Corporation 55 $73,726 87.30%
Maritz Consulting Group Inc 55 $68,334 88.71%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 55 $64,994 88.71%
District 742 Community Schools 55 $40,043 88.71%
Vintech Solutions Inc 54 $81,879 88.52%
Concord Usa Llc 54 $93,620 88.52%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 54 $72,435 91.53%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 54 $103,110 91.53%
Symantec Corporation 54 $85,563 91.53%
Unigo Inc 53 $74,241 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amplifon Usa 3 $77,064 33.33%
Banner Engineering Corp 3 $94,259 33.33%
Precision Inc 3 $67,510 33.33%
Fjs Services Inc Dba Usa Digitizers 3 $57,248 33.33%
Global Intellectuals Llc 3 $108,361 33.33%
Cisco Systems Inc 3 $80,682 33.33%
Nativex Llc 3 $61,797 37.50%
Select Source International 3 $98,613 37.50%
Grand Szechuan 3 $48,187 37.50%
Augsburg College 3 $51,396 37.50%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Burial Casket Manufacturing 2 $47,091 66.67%
Tour Operators 2 $57,439 66.67%
Beauty Salons 2 $94,137 66.67%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 2 $57,491 66.67%
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $85,405 66.67%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 2 $67,174 66.67%
Metal Can Manufacturing 2 $109,169 66.67%
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers 2 $61,963 66.67%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers 2 $52,031 66.67%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 2 $61,953 66.67%
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.

State Avg Wage