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 %
Populus Group Llc	161	$90,747	87.98%
Sanford Clinic North	160	$155,186	87.43%
Kforce Inc	160	$81,587	90.40%
Technosoft Group Inc	155	$75,298	88.07%
Randstad Technologies Lp	151	$76,904	85.80%
Vquest Technologies Llc	146	$62,255	85.38%
Natsoft Corporation	146	$74,605	87.43%
West Services Inc	146	$76,385	87.43%
Lakes International Language Academy	144	$34,532	88.89%
Visual Consultants Inc	143	$72,723	90.51%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amazon Web Services Inc	9	$109,195	33.33%
Life Time Inc	9	$100,801	33.33%
Affiliated Community Medical Centers Pa	9	$165,545	33.33%
Bemidji State University	9	$69,903	33.33%
Vits Consulting Corp	8	$81,939	30.77%
Verscend Technologies Inc	8	$83,920	32.00%
Mom Brands Company	8	$107,320	32.00%
Research And Diagnostic Systems Incorporated	8	$65,494	32.00%
Broadcom Corporation	8	$78,011	33.33%
Elite Infosystems Inc	8	$77,584	34.78%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	940	$71,261	86.88%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	936	$127,651	97.81%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	803	$45,541	87.57%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	725	$93,351	93.55%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	697	$85,654	95.48%
Hmo Medical Centers	620	$92,184	95.53%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	556	$84,944	95.21%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	552	$67,591	95.01%
Commercial Banking	510	$102,425	90.91%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	486	$84,369	88.52%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	52	$31,010	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	46	$31,544	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	40	$28,432	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	36	$31,867	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	35	$30,274	100.00%
Crop Production	32	$32,693	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	30	$32,226	100.00%
Potato Farming	27	$30,668	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	22	$32,075	81.48%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	18	$23,889	81.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	60	$82,512	26.79%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	57	$79,792	28.64%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing	56	$122,415	31.64%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	51	$87,164	28.98%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	39	$84,846	22.41%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers	38	$96,153	22.89%
Landscaping Services	34	$46,752	21.12%
Marketing Consulting Services	33	$82,599	20.75%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	31	$92,258	21.83%
Hardware Manufacturing	29	$66,290	24.58%

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.