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
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 1,196 $79,891 92.28%
Database Administrators 1,028 $78,875 90.10%
Accountants and Auditors 1,000 $58,185 89.61%
Industrial Engineers 951 $78,225 88.22%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 949 $70,205 91.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 913 $76,126 96.72%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 770 $128,909 93.79%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 723 $77,324 93.41%
Operations Research Analysts 668 $72,909 92.52%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 627 $42,602 93.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 4 $41,985 10.53%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 2 $36,046 6.06%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.06%
Roofers 2 $55,723 6.25%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $29,952 3.45%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $51,418 3.57%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1 $48,006 3.70%
Construction Carpenters 1 $29,952 5.56%
Commercial Pilots 1 $131,810 5.56%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $37,440 5.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 84 $1,879,149 102.44%
Statisticians 73 $68,491 108.96%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 64 $95,101 96.97%
Accountants and Auditors 64 $71,566 100.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 64 $110,674 103.23%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 62 $24,004 114.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 55 $132,172 101.85%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $69,910 98.00%
Marketing Managers 47 $118,445 95.92%
Database Administrators 42 $89,933 85.71%
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 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Axis Clinicals Llc 23 $58,645 85.19%
Confiminds Llc 23 $70,963 85.19%
Caprus It Inc 23 $84,949 88.46%
Ven Soft Llc 23 $60,174 88.46%
Entrust Datacard Corporation 23 $95,583 88.46%
Clairvoyant Technosolutions Inc 23 $58,407 88.46%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 23 $73,015 88.46%
Indus Group Inc 23 $67,712 88.46%
Cavalier It Inc 23 $66,894 88.46%
Btm Global Consulting Llc 23 $93,339 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Circle C Seeds Inc 1 $30,618 100.00%
Finnesgard Trucking Llc 1 $39,520 100.00%
Rock Valley Farms 1 $23,899 100.00%
Agserv Consulting Inc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Michael Stamer Farms Gp 1 $29,952 100.00%
Beckham Brothers 1 $22,235 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Mn 3 1 $38,480 100.00%
Sternhagen Farms 1 $26,520 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
North Star Dairy 1 $21,986 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ngm Insurance Company 1 $93,662 33.33%
Rosemount Inc 1 $87,797 33.33%
Kenyon Veterinary Clinic P A 1 $52,312 33.33%
Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc 1 $78,811 33.33%
Inverra Inc 1 $115,669 33.33%
Sunopta Grains Foods Inc 1 $52,478 33.33%
Sysco Asian Foods Inc 1 $96,117 33.33%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 1 $83,803 33.33%
Mcafee Inc 1 $106,205 33.33%
Comparatio Usa Llc 1 $81,141 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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 $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage