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 %
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 %
Tekskills Inc 3 $69,063 100.00%
Mcgi Tec Inc 3 $64,771 100.00%
Cnh America Llc 3 $67,967 100.00%
Nextera Analytics Inc 3 $62,247 100.00%
Mvp Logistics Llc 3 $66,428 100.00%
Itm Twentyfirst Llc 3 $62,615 100.00%
Sterling Software Inc 3 $62,990 100.00%
Logicatechinc 3 $62,234 100.00%
Openwave Computing Llc 3 $68,453 100.00%
Sunray Infosys Corporation 3 $73,008 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Burial Casket Manufacturing 2 $47,091 66.67%
Tour Operators 2 $57,439 66.67%
Beauty Salons 2 $94,137 66.67%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 2 $57,491 66.67%
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $85,405 66.67%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 2 $67,174 66.67%
Metal Can Manufacturing 2 $109,169 66.67%
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers 2 $61,963 66.67%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers 2 $52,031 66.67%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 2 $61,953 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.

State Avg Wage