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 %
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$29,578	66.67%
Farm and Home Management Advisors	2	$40,342	66.67%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2	$29,806	66.67%
Geographers	2	$42,692	66.67%
Therapists, All Other	2	$35,121	66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians	2	$39,187	66.67%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	2	$47,674	66.67%
Writers and Authors	2	$58,334	66.67%
Customer Service Representatives	2	$39,166	66.67%
Producers	2	$42,058	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Aldrich Boarding Care Home Llc	2	$51,002	66.67%
Make Retail Llc	2	$49,192	66.67%
Sartec Corporation	2	$44,179	66.67%
Sybaritic Inc	2	$46,041	66.67%
Travel Tags Inc	2	$54,174	66.67%
Vdriveinfo Inc	2	$55,183	66.67%
County Of Murray Dba Murray County Medical Center	2	$44,346	66.67%
Pdi World Group Llc	2	$44,647	66.67%
Spring Forest Qigong Company Inc	2	$53,477	66.67%
Davita Inc	2	$77,168	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 %
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing	7	$68,692	87.50%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	7	$156,253	87.50%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	7	$83,592	87.50%
Museums	7	$36,896	87.50%
Other Schools And Instruction	7	$77,825	87.50%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	7	$76,071	87.50%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	7	$61,731	87.50%
Offices Of Chiropractors	7	$49,302	87.50%
Other Animal Food Manufacturing	7	$63,499	87.50%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	7	$88,091	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.