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 %
Education Administrators, All Other	2	$51,553	100.00%
Conservation Scientists	2	$65,083	100.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	2	$71,771	100.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$64,000	100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	2	$73,664	100.00%
Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	2	$71,219	100.00%
Photonics Engineers	2	$103,085	100.00%
Ophthalmologists	2	$137,280	100.00%
Orthodontists	2	$267,800	100.00%
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	1	$15	50.00%

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 %
Intellectt Inc	186	$86,456	80.87%
Cargill Incorporated	184	$97,796	82.14%
Open Access Technology International Inc	184	$67,113	85.58%
Persistent Systems Inc	182	$66,205	85.45%
Octahedron Llc	182	$72,417	86.67%
Ecolab Usa Inc	177	$98,672	86.34%
Fujitsu America Inc	175	$81,937	85.37%
Veritas Technologies Llc	174	$90,474	86.57%
Kpit Infosystems Inc	173	$56,695	90.58%
West Publishing Corporation	164	$89,554	86.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mclean Robertson Racing	12	$23,213	35.29%
Apple Tree Dental	10	$117,780	32.26%
Cotiviti Inc	10	$65,651	32.26%
Southview Design Inc	10	$64,106	33.33%
Macalester College	10	$44,066	33.33%
Andersen Corporation	10	$112,992	33.33%
Itprofound Inc	9	$106,727	30.00%
Evs Inc	9	$74,041	31.03%
Rev Solutions Inc	9	$96,221	31.03%
M A Mortenson Company	9	$112,163	31.03%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	26	$80,134	78.79%
Child Care Services	25	$36,151	78.13%
All Other Food Manufacturing	24	$99,103	80.00%
Credit Unions	24	$85,147	82.76%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	24	$91,820	82.76%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	24	$49,417	82.76%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	24	$60,563	85.71%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	24	$78,617	88.89%
Electric Power Distribution	24	$90,851	88.89%
Medical Laboratories	23	$74,332	88.46%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Social Advocacy Organizations	2	$58,947	22.22%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$124,665	25.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems	2	$143,021	25.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$69,587	25.00%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	2	$44,076	28.57%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2	$70,034	28.57%
Footwear Manufacturing	2	$128,316	28.57%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$73,736	28.57%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	2	$103,085	28.57%
Special Food Services	2	$57,106	28.57%

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.