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 %
Commercial and Industrial Designers	561	$46,275	89.47%
Information Technology Project Managers	524	$86,330	94.41%
Family and General Practitioners	479	$140,688	92.29%
Statisticians	423	$73,352	89.05%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	421	$80,078	88.82%
Information Security Analysts	399	$86,930	85.99%
Financial Analysts	389	$66,554	93.51%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	349	$44,721	87.91%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	345	$51,507	91.51%
Biomedical Engineers	329	$73,822	87.97%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Family and General Practitioners	36	$129,515	92.31%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	35	$44,718	102.94%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	32	$21,445	96.97%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	31	$56,245	96.88%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	30	$82,627	103.45%
Home Health Aides	30	$26,190	107.14%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	27	$27,661	96.43%
Information Security Analysts	25	$90,932	96.15%
Biomedical Engineers	25	$93,761	104.17%
Civil Engineers	23	$67,740	95.83%

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 %
Bangladesh	26	$45,006	39.39%
United Kingdom	26	$89,963	46.43%
Nigeria	25	$77,704	45.45%
Zimbabwe	21	$61,689	47.73%
Vietnam	21	$40,721	47.73%
Taiwan	20	$64,205	52.63%
Colombia	17	$61,156	53.13%
Sri Lanka	16	$60,805	50.00%
Turkey	14	$81,234	46.67%
Venezuela	14	$79,056	46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,293	$63,410	99.42%
Infosys Limited	4,077	$69,516	99.54%
Mayo Clinic	3,551	$72,818	96.02%
Accenture Llp	3,000	$77,305	98.17%
Wipro Limited	2,668	$68,337	91.94%
University Of Minnesota	2,578	$50,372	89.76%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,342	$88,337	97.79%
Target Enterprise Inc	1,626	$107,327	91.45%
Optum Services Inc	1,427	$101,800	97.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,180	$78,417	84.95%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Optum Services Inc	430	$92,633	67.82%
Best Buy Co Inc	201	$111,098	46.74%
Presbyterian Homes And Services	159	$30,782	40.56%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	141	$106,122	38.52%
Group Health Plan Inc	115	$1,729,654	37.22%
Turkey Valley Farms Inc	95	$23,939	38.00%
Oracle America Inc	69	$90,305	32.39%
General Mills Inc	55	$120,907	27.36%
Titan Data Group Inc	53	$104,549	31.36%
Veritas Technologies Llc	50	$85,026	29.94%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers	2	$106,392	66.67%
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	2	$60,757	66.67%
General Automotive Repair	2	$65,042	66.67%
Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$94,307	66.67%
Home Health Equipment Rental	2	$98,800	66.67%
Utility System Construction	2	$71,844	66.67%
Softwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing	2	$69,347	66.67%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$64,293	66.67%
Grain And Oilseed Milling	2	$76,180	66.67%
Child And Youth Services	2	$67,106	66.67%

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.