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 %
Environmental Engineering Technicians 2 $41,965 66.67%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $54,808 66.67%
Geneticists 2 $62,900 66.67%
Clinical Psychologists 2 $54,143 66.67%
Forensic Science Technicians 2 $58,698 66.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 2 $50,420 66.67%
Environmental Economists 2 $51,054 100.00%
Music Therapists 2 $47,694 100.00%
Energy Auditors 2 $49,088 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 2 $61,371 100.00%
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 %
Infosys Technologies Limited 36 $57,638 90.00%
Systems Technology Group Inc 36 $53,018 90.00%
Evs Inc 36 $78,049 90.00%
Resource Point Llc 36 $59,516 90.00%
3i Infotech Inc 36 $60,483 90.00%
Cotiviti Inc 35 $95,744 87.50%
Idexcel Inc 35 $73,685 87.50%
Minnesota State University Moorhead 35 $83,235 87.50%
Hb Fuller Company 35 $86,542 89.74%
Target Corporate Services Inc 35 $93,701 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Software Inc 2 $81,536 40.00%
Abbott Laboratories 2 $122,315 40.00%
Powerteam Llc Dba Powerobjects 2 $90,168 40.00%
Pioneer Management Consulting 2 $59,821 40.00%
Hoffman Enclosures 2 $112,091 40.00%
Shutterfly Llc 2 $121,888 40.00%
Ademco Inc 2 $112,070 40.00%
Taylor Technology Services Inc 2 $84,199 40.00%
Mckesson Corporation 2 $96,200 40.00%
Midwest Custom Flooring Inc 2 $64,397 40.00%

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