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 %
Open Systems Inc 27 $62,747 90.00%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 27 $66,293 90.00%
Global Tech Consultants Inc 27 $75,519 90.00%
Rev Solutions Inc 27 $80,032 90.00%
Swanktek Inc 27 $77,036 90.00%
Datawin Systems Inc 27 $69,736 90.00%
Independent School District Number 623 27 $73,891 90.00%
Smart Works Llc 27 $78,012 93.10%
Veridic Solutions Llc 27 $85,776 93.10%
Polaris Inc 27 $102,379 93.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
L K Tree Shrub Inc 2 $26,489 100.00%
Jensen Seed Co 2 $33,342 100.00%
Michael J Larson Farms 2 $37,274 100.00%
Paragon Construction Solutions Llc 2 $45,230 100.00%
Oak Ridge Terminal Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Lk Tree Shrub Inc 2 $28,569 100.00%
River Country Cooperative 2 $38,480 100.00%
Blairs Bees And Honey 2 $34,018 100.00%
Gerten Greenhouse And Garden Center Inc 2 $29,058 100.00%
Rudeen Brothers Inc 2 $34,018 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Milk Specialties Company 1 $65,146 25.00%
Augusoft Inc 1 $77,272 25.00%
Que Computers Inc 1 $62,150 25.00%
Davisco Foods International Inc 1 $56,867 25.00%
Pitney Bowes Software Inc 1 $87,069 25.00%
Total Life Sciences Technologies Inc 1 $87,069 25.00%
Geosys Inc 1 $152,006 25.00%
Caribou Coffee Inc 1 $95,200 25.00%
Mos Holdings Inc 1 $182,208 25.00%
Navitor Inc 1 $78,250 25.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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