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 %
Populus Group Llc 161 $90,747 87.98%
Sanford Clinic North 160 $155,186 87.43%
Kforce Inc 160 $81,587 90.40%
Technosoft Group Inc 155 $75,298 88.07%
Randstad Technologies Lp 151 $76,904 85.80%
Vquest Technologies Llc 146 $62,255 85.38%
Natsoft Corporation 146 $74,605 87.43%
West Services Inc 146 $76,385 87.43%
Lakes International Language Academy 144 $34,532 88.89%
Visual Consultants Inc 143 $72,723 90.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazon Web Services Inc 9 $109,195 33.33%
Life Time Inc 9 $100,801 33.33%
Affiliated Community Medical Centers Pa 9 $165,545 33.33%
Bemidji State University 9 $69,903 33.33%
Vits Consulting Corp 8 $81,939 30.77%
Verscend Technologies Inc 8 $83,920 32.00%
Mom Brands Company 8 $107,320 32.00%
Research And Diagnostic Systems Incorporated 8 $65,494 32.00%
Broadcom Corporation 8 $78,011 33.33%
Elite Infosystems Inc 8 $77,584 34.78%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 52 $31,010 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 46 $31,544 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 40 $28,432 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 36 $31,867 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 35 $30,274 100.00%
Crop Production 32 $32,693 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 30 $32,226 100.00%
Potato Farming 27 $30,668 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 22 $32,075 81.48%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 18 $23,889 81.82%

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