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
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Loan Officers 2 $73,768 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers 1 $39,686 50.00%
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 1 $110,843 50.00%
Models 1 $45,490 50.00%
Search Marketing Strategists 1 $51,730 50.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $39,915 50.00%
Tour Guides and Escorts 1 $22,173 50.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 1 $60,902 50.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $113,485 50.00%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $42,931 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 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Czech Republic 2 $90,709 40.00%
Togo 2 $80,631 40.00%
Moldova 2 $69,961 50.00%
Tunisia 2 $83,544 50.00%
Libya 2 $88,900 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $75,276 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $23,816 50.00%
Slovenia 2 $65,447 50.00%
Portugal 2 $72,772 66.67%
Senegal 2 $89,877 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sezzle Inc 52 $87,631 91.23%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 52 $79,198 91.23%
Frontier Technologies Llc 52 $73,127 91.23%
Taj Technologies Inc 51 $80,969 89.47%
Delasoft Inc 51 $70,696 89.47%
Beckman Coulter Inc 51 $85,928 89.47%
Canvas Infotech Inc 51 $57,133 91.07%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division 51 $79,352 91.07%
Yash Technologies Inc 51 $79,572 91.07%
Astir It Solutions Inc 50 $75,418 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skollies Shop 4 $21,091 100.00%
Ames Farm Ltd 4 $30,446 100.00%
Renkly Farms Inc 4 $28,278 100.00%
3 Below Llc 4 $37,274 100.00%
L And B Theis Farms 4 $26,712 100.00%
Chapa Global Contracting Inc 4 $30,680 100.00%
Boll Family Farms 4 $37,274 100.00%
F P Forages Llc 4 $36,249 100.00%
Jim Whiting Nursery And Garden Center Inc 4 $26,712 100.00%
Triple V Concrete Construction Inc 4 $44,377 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nextek Llc 3 $57,997 37.50%
Xcel Energy Services Inc 3 $98,453 37.50%
Rally Health Inc 3 $116,667 37.50%
Teradyne Inc 3 $90,071 37.50%
Greatbatch Ltd 3 $105,005 37.50%
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 3 $87,887 37.50%
Netspi Llc Dba Netspi 3 $75,539 37.50%
Ascentis Corporation 3 $120,016 37.50%
Schafer Farms Of Goodhue Inc 3 $31,242 37.50%
Kinect Energy Inc 3 $105,511 37.50%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 42,607 $73,257 92.57%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,591 $85,977 92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,698 $64,764 92.11%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,779 $79,077 95.81%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,818 $78,805 84.45%
Engineering Services 1,840 $65,601 89.80%
Other Computer Related Services 1,538 $74,664 87.89%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 1,516 $93,331 89.02%
Management Consulting Services 1,122 $75,607 87.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 1,081 $73,971 89.12%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 367 $32,973 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 303 $32,361 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 223 $36,360 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 195 $30,545 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 132 $31,197 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 109 $32,222 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 86 $33,157 100.00%
Apiculture 85 $31,438 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 81 $33,228 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 75 $27,359 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,433 $242,203 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 887 $231,117 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 529 $97,053 100.00%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 458 $90,777 100.00%
Commercial Banking 452 $106,145 100.00%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank 365 $96,319 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 347 $884,470 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 331 $91,060 100.00%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 262 $82,763 95.97%
Poultry Processing 224 $21,688 85.50%

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 $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage