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 %
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1 $38,480 100.00%
Copy Writers 1 $38,813 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers 1 $39,686 100.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $39,915 100.00%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 1 $40,897 100.00%
Loan Counselors 1 $41,683 100.00%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1 $42,162 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $42,931 100.00%
School Psychologists 1 $42,982 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $43,389 100.00%
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 %
Perficient Inc 126 $81,073 90.00%
Digital River Inc 125 $90,617 89.29%
Analysts International Corporation 122 $87,725 91.04%
Syntel Inc 122 $78,503 93.13%
Virtual Matrix Corporation 117 $60,475 92.13%
Chs Inc 116 $95,509 91.34%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 116 $41,681 92.06%
Deloitte Tax Llp 115 $59,634 92.00%
Mphasis Corporation 113 $68,064 91.13%
System Soft Technologies Llc 112 $66,684 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Olsen Custom Farms Llc 7 $37,119 36.84%
Mhf Of Freeborn County Inc 7 $27,031 36.84%
Rockwell Automation Inc 7 $85,209 36.84%
Park Nicollet Health Services 7 $88,555 36.84%
Supervalu Inc 6 $96,318 31.58%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 6 $96,810 33.33%
Ibm Corporation 6 $73,091 33.33%
Fis Management Services Llc 6 $99,275 33.33%
Worldtransload And Logistics Llc 6 $94,647 33.33%
Pine River Capital Management Lp 6 $111,349 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 1 $68,827 100.00%
Linen And Uniform Supply 1 $93,933 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 1 $162,906 100.00%
Farm Management Services 1 $92,976 100.00%
Courts 1 $40,206 100.00%
Other Animal Production 1 $44,928 100.00%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 1 $133,453 100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing 1 $66,539 100.00%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 1 $91,645 100.00%
Boat Building 1 $48,547 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage