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 %
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 %
Silicon Staff It Services Inc	45	$62,777	88.24%
Andersen Corporation	45	$99,778	88.24%
Chewy Inc	45	$109,544	88.24%
Synapsis Inc	44	$81,716	88.00%
Intone Networks Inc	44	$68,262	88.00%
Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc	44	$90,197	88.00%
It America Inc	44	$62,905	88.00%
Horizon Technologies Inc	44	$61,394	88.00%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc	44	$67,030	89.80%
Patterson Companies Inc	44	$98,064	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Andersen Corporate	2	$106,912	33.33%
Mdi Achieve	2	$92,300	33.33%
Engagepoint Inc	2	$100,974	33.33%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates	2	$83,876	33.33%
Swat Solutions Inc	2	$72,780	33.33%
Hendricks Community Hospital Assnretirement Home	2	$121,451	33.33%
Atterro Inc	2	$103,844	33.33%
Cannon Equipment Llc	2	$69,587	33.33%
Computer Programs Systems Inc	2	$95,441	33.33%
Moon Nails Inc	2	$22,454	33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$128,076	100.00%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	2	$54,330	100.00%
Cement And Concrete Product Manufacturing	2	$62,301	100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	2	$41,330	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2	$81,588	100.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	2	$55,349	100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants	2	$56,056	100.00%
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing	2	$76,149	100.00%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing	2	$57,262	100.00%
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	2	$54,954	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.