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 %
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $54,974 100.00%
Transportation Workers, All Other 1 $29,058 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $59,821 100.00%
Web Administrators 1 $111,280 100.00%
New Accounts Clerks 1 $37,190 100.00%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 1 $51,917 100.00%
Insurance Underwriters 1 $55,661 100.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $44,096 100.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $122,075 100.00%
Mathematical Technicians 1 $45,677 100.00%
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 1,110 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technical Information And Professional Solutions Inc 28 $100,933 90.32%
Oremda Infotech Inc 28 $79,680 90.32%
Avant Systems Inc 27 $75,651 87.10%
The Tile Shop Llc 27 $70,467 87.10%
Arcus Technologies Dba Kat Tech Systems Inc 27 $66,152 90.00%
Technovision Solution Llc 27 $70,299 90.00%
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota 27 $59,464 90.00%
Macalester College 27 $55,613 90.00%
Techdemocracy Llc 27 $71,643 90.00%
Dizer Corp 27 $70,961 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jim Whiting Nursery Garden Center 2 $22,204 100.00%
United Development Management Company Llc 2 $36,046 100.00%
Blawat Farms Ptr 2 $37,274 100.00%
Bradley Jagol 2 $34,549 100.00%
Carlson Harvesting 2 $21,226 100.00%
Kat Farming Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Blue Valley Sod Inc 2 $21,986 100.00%
Roger Zins 2 $34,018 100.00%
Yuri Johnson 2 $37,274 100.00%
Hvidsten Farms Inc 2 $38,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seeds 2000 Inc 1 $66,747 25.00%
Echometrics 1 $105,102 25.00%
Michael Foods Inc 1 $65,166 25.00%
Rogers Freels And Associatesminnesota Engineerin 1 $77,106 25.00%
Baudelio Munoz Mena Roofing Llc 1 $68,349 25.00%
International Decision Systems Inc 1 $88,920 25.00%
Schwans Home Service Inc 1 $46,134 25.00%
Mandarin Kitchen Chinese Restaurant 1 $25,210 25.00%
Verthein Brothers 1 $18,699 25.00%
Caribou Coffee Company Inc 1 $87,339 25.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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