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 %
Questar Assessment Inc 18 $78,168 90.00%
Spartan Solutions Inc 18 $79,297 90.00%
Swift Solutions Inc 18 $72,717 90.00%
Questpay Inc 18 $80,780 90.00%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 18 $72,028 90.00%
Tekhops Llc 18 $89,954 90.00%
Ny Systems Inc 18 $99,645 90.00%
I5 Tech Inc 18 $84,226 90.00%
Fujitsu North America Inc 18 $110,268 90.00%
Avicenna Technology Inc 18 $65,002 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fredrikson Byron Pa 1 $140,546 50.00%
Quality Engineering Consultants Llc 1 $72,363 50.00%
Jump Technologies Inc 1 $95,118 50.00%
Agnitron Technology Inc 1 $72,467 50.00%
Airnab Llc Dba Building Start 1 $127,941 50.00%
Once Inc 1 $80,038 50.00%
Grain Millers Dairy Products Inc 1 $85,030 50.00%
Amesburytruth 1 $101,629 50.00%
Macquarie America Services Inc 1 $107,910 50.00%
Thales Dis Usa Inc 1 $113,776 50.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $32,091 75.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $32,999 100.00%
Turkey Production 6 $28,811 100.00%
Other Personal Services 5 $34,366 83.33%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 5 $32,436 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 5 $25,850 100.00%
Other Animal Production 5 $30,418 100.00%
Hay Farming 4 $32,152 80.00%
Landscaping Services 4 $31,127 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 4 $28,595 100.00%

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