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 %
Bioinformatics Scientists 1 $67,808 20.00%
Microbiologists 1 $45,053 20.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 1 $45,157 20.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 1 $51,680 20.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $53,560 20.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 1 $77,626 20.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 1 $64,272 20.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $37,980 20.00%
Physician Assistants 1 $113,568 20.00%
Interior Designers 1 $30,306 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 %
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 %
E Business International Inc 81 $79,642 92.05%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 81 $111,731 92.05%
Ptc Inc 80 $77,102 91.95%
Varnar Inc 78 $66,342 89.66%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 78 $68,906 91.76%
Vits Consulting Corp 78 $88,634 92.86%
Maritz Consulting Group 77 $85,755 91.67%
Ameritech Global Inc 76 $69,872 91.57%
Deluxe Corporation 76 $87,144 91.57%
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc 75 $101,447 90.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raguse Family Partnership 6 $34,070 100.00%
Bergens Greenhouses 6 $28,104 100.00%
Jff Inc 6 $36,189 100.00%
Upper Midwest Pumping Llc 6 $34,084 100.00%
Dean Sternhagen Farms 6 $32,542 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 6 $30,846 100.00%
Nuest Partnership 6 $37,613 100.00%
Coleman Farms 6 $26,565 100.00%
Vz Hogs Llp 6 $33,970 100.00%
Honls Bees Inc 6 $31,287 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Polarsemiconductor Llc 4 $67,860 30.77%
Thomson Reuters Applications Inc 4 $111,228 30.77%
Cypress Semiconductor Minnesota Inc 4 $79,472 33.33%
Links Snacks Inc 4 $88,109 33.33%
Medivators Inc 4 $80,174 33.33%
Renaissance Learning Inc 4 $107,141 33.33%
Sequans Communications Inc 4 $97,646 33.33%
Sick Inc 4 $111,848 33.33%
Caremark Llc 4 $78,796 33.33%
Next Technologies Llc 4 $74,454 36.36%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pension Funds 3 $53,773 75.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 3 $145,912 75.00%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 3 $92,269 75.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 3 $67,447 75.00%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 3 $112,812 75.00%
Flooring Contractors 3 $54,052 75.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing 3 $101,885 75.00%
Flat Glass Manufacturing 3 $87,131 75.00%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 3 $91,347 75.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 3 $81,196 75.00%

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