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 %
Dekas Llc	2	$43,763	66.67%
Puny Llc	2	$37,315	66.67%
Independent School District 761	2	$39,785	66.67%
All Area Metro Property Management Inc	2	$38,595	66.67%
Union Gospel Mission	2	$37,586	66.67%
Shidell Mair Pllp	2	$38,210	66.67%
John Lee Insurance And Financial Services Inc	2	$41,371	66.67%
Northeast Metropolitan Intermediate School District 916	2	$39,000	66.67%
Pace Analytical Services Inc	2	$42,214	66.67%
Ralco Nutrition Inc	2	$61,485	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	14	$92,408	82.35%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	14	$48,601	87.50%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation	14	$73,691	87.50%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	13	$65,167	81.25%
Floriculture Production	13	$40,786	81.25%
Social Advocacy Organizations	13	$51,375	86.67%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing	13	$62,242	86.67%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	13	$84,019	86.67%
Computer Training	13	$64,359	86.67%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	12	$80,057	80.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	1	$66,019	33.33%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	1	$113,734	33.33%
Direct Mail Advertising	1	$74,880	33.33%
Photographic Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1	$113,797	33.33%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	1	$65,520	33.33%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities	1	$51,251	33.33%
Air Transportation	1	$103,293	33.33%
Cheese Manufacturing	1	$56,867	33.33%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	1	$100,318	33.33%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	1	$114,400	33.33%

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.