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 %
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 9 $44,745 81.82%
Hydrologists 9 $52,877 81.82%
Recreation Workers 9 $29,182 81.82%
Health Educators 9 $39,358 81.82%
Music Directors and Composers 9 $48,147 81.82%
Librarians 9 $49,271 81.82%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 9 $35,411 81.82%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 8 $46,829 80.00%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 8 $55,802 80.00%
Curators 8 $37,874 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $53,790 20.00%
Credit Analysts 1 $99,861 20.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $53,560 20.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $56,867 20.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $58,614 20.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $61,520 20.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $37,980 20.00%
Physician Assistants 1 $113,568 20.00%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 1 $55,994 20.00%
Podiatrists 1 $56,701 20.00%
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 %
Palestine 1 $28,101 100.00%
Austria 1 $80,330 100.00%
Botswana 1 $151,008 100.00%
Finland 1 $21,445 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $30,576 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $71,469 100.00%
Denmark 1 $158,829 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,569 $64,146 99.39%
Infosys Limited 4,121 $69,743 99.54%
Mayo Clinic 3,944 $73,252 96.31%
Accenture Llp 3,145 $78,761 98.16%
Wipro Limited 2,782 $69,290 88.35%
University Of Minnesota 2,778 $51,440 91.90%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,720 $90,071 97.84%
Target Enterprise Inc 1,787 $109,587 90.12%
Optum Services Inc 1,571 $103,914 97.10%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,196 $79,098 86.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pine Tree Apple Orchard 29 $26,542 100.00%
Bailey Nurseries Inc 24 $27,122 100.00%
Riverview Llp 24 $29,249 100.00%
Svihel Vegetable Farm Inc 23 $27,203 100.00%
Olsen Custom Farms Llc 23 $30,337 100.00%
Southwind Orchards 22 $29,608 100.00%
Central Turf Farms 22 $28,595 100.00%
Untiedts Vegetable Farm Inc 21 $32,961 100.00%
Alpha Consolidated Contracting Services Llc 19 $27,941 100.00%
Vine Valley Farms Inc 19 $33,087 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 575 $96,258 75.86%
Best Buy Co Inc 252 $113,321 43.83%
Presbyterian Homes And Services 171 $30,970 40.91%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 151 $106,648 39.74%
Group Health Plan Inc 121 $1,648,618 34.28%
Turkey Valley Farms Inc 95 $23,939 36.26%
Oracle America Inc 69 $90,305 27.38%
Veritas Technologies Llc 58 $87,336 27.23%
General Mills Inc 56 $120,735 32.75%
Titan Data Group Inc 55 $104,728 32.35%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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