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 %
Librarians 9 $49,271 81.82%
Radiologists 9 $98,499 81.82%
Healthcare Social Workers 8 $48,354 72.73%
Recreation Workers 8 $29,471 72.73%
Curators 8 $37,874 80.00%
Animal Breeders 8 $39,965 80.00%
Health Educators 8 $38,659 80.00%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 8 $41,103 80.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 8 $46,829 80.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 8 $42,082 80.00%
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 %
Dwbi Services Inc 3 $92,976 75.00%
Radiant Information Systems Llc 3 $55,855 75.00%
Tekseed Solutions Llc 3 $48,845 75.00%
Infoweb Systems Inc 3 $58,795 75.00%
3core Systems Inc 3 $49,476 75.00%
American Star Alliance Inc 3 $52,687 75.00%
Sage Group Consulting Inc 3 $54,947 75.00%
Collabera Inc Previously Known As Gci 3 $49,580 75.00%
Datalink Corporation 3 $49,002 75.00%
Search Institute 3 $51,889 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $50,398 100.00%
Aquaculture 1 $65,562 100.00%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 1 $41,600 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 1 $72,301 100.00%
Other Residential Care Facilities 1 $59,280 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills 1 $62,670 100.00%
Starch And Vegetable Fats And Oils Manufacturing 1 $118,186 100.00%
Battery Manufacturing 1 $71,157 100.00%
Flight Training 1 $43,420 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 1 $29,058 100.00%
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