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 %
Engineers, All Other 323 $76,268 89.23%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 280 $57,880 88.05%
Biological Scientists, All Other 270 $46,296 90.30%
Marketing Managers 257 $109,147 88.62%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 249 $64,407 87.37%
Internists, General 245 $148,565 87.50%
Business Intelligence Analysts 227 $79,948 81.36%
Civil Engineers 226 $65,682 92.62%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 225 $80,351 94.14%
Materials Engineers 203 $85,264 91.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 23 $67,740 95.83%
Food Scientists and Technologists 23 $119,026 100.00%
Engineers, All Other 22 $93,140 100.00%
Management Analysts 22 $80,430 100.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 21 $46,895 95.45%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 21 $30,393 100.00%
Pediatricians, General 19 $106,550 95.00%
Financial Analysts 19 $81,774 95.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 19 $133,509 95.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 19 $55,986 95.00%
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 %
Burma (myanmar) 13 $27,763 44.83%
Egypt 12 $79,621 41.38%
Iran 12 $48,706 42.86%
Ghana 12 $15,940,574 44.44%
Costa Rica 11 $101,756 40.74%
Ukraine 11 $59,806 45.83%
Ethiopia 11 $54,560 45.83%
Malaysia 11 $84,951 47.83%
Russia 11 $82,113 50.00%
Thailand 11 $64,873 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iconsoft Inc 74 $89,015 90.24%
Best Buy Enterprise Services Inc 73 $90,428 90.12%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 72 $77,592 88.89%
Ntt Data Services Llc 72 $95,899 90.00%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 71 $80,751 88.75%
American Technology Consulting Llc 70 $74,762 90.91%
Moneygram International Inc 69 $87,644 89.61%
Innovis Health Llc 69 $88,619 90.79%
Deluxe Corporation 69 $85,881 90.79%
Schoeneckers Inc 68 $89,147 91.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elderly Care Services Llc 4 $23,983 33.33%
Jj Corporation Dba Soyko International 4 $66,685 33.33%
Elavon Inc 4 $101,579 36.36%
Windlogics Inc 4 $90,080 36.36%
Cypress Semiconductor Minnesota Inc 4 $79,472 36.36%
Links Snacks Inc 4 $88,109 36.36%
Medivators Inc 4 $80,174 36.36%
Hong Kong Noodle Restaurant Inc 4 $31,236 36.36%
Agropur Inc 4 $68,911 36.36%
Thomson Reuters Applications Inc 4 $111,228 40.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 276 $30,763 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 226 $30,679 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 156 $28,638 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 148 $32,539 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $29,282 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 95 $31,300 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 80 $32,788 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 74 $27,209 100.00%
Apiculture 68 $29,753 100.00%
Apple Orchards 55 $28,335 100.00%

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