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 %
Techland Inc	32	$88,630	88.89%
Lorhan Corporation Inc	32	$78,275	88.89%
Gustavus Adolphus College	32	$50,848	88.89%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	31	$69,494	86.11%
Park Nicollet Health Services	31	$115,399	86.11%
Sunmerge Systems Inc	31	$69,259	86.11%
Dotcom Team Llc	31	$63,205	88.57%
Swarky Solutions Corporation	31	$56,811	88.57%
Talent9 Inc	31	$69,593	88.57%
Mcneilus Truck And Manufacturing Inc	31	$80,386	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Identix Incorporated	2	$82,410	40.00%
Motoria Global Services Inc	2	$73,601	40.00%
Sudhko Inc Dba Sdk Software	2	$82,774	40.00%
Anoka Ramsey Community College	2	$56,250	40.00%
Ceridian Corporation	2	$110,781	40.00%
Owatonna Clinic Mayo Health System	2	$143,499	40.00%
Outsell Llc	2	$78,659	50.00%
Signature Plus Llc	2	$77,844	50.00%
Alexandria Clinic P A	2	$132,101	50.00%
Aga Medical Corporation	2	$78,416	50.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	7	$95,433	77.78%
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	7	$69,017	77.78%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	7	$51,881	77.78%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs	7	$188,029	77.78%
Motor Home Manufacturing	7	$109,904	77.78%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	7	$63,607	77.78%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	7	$54,983	77.78%
Power And Communication Line And Related Structures Construction	7	$77,872	77.78%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	7	$78,638	87.50%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	7	$84,961	87.50%

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.