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 %
Spain 10 $68,180 45.45%
France 10 $89,087 47.62%
Australia 10 $98,526 50.00%
Chile 9 $70,812 47.37%
Guatemala 9 $41,193 47.37%
Germany 9 $87,354 47.37%
Argentina 8 $100,920 44.44%
Italy 8 $66,417 47.06%
Ireland 8 $98,829 47.06%
Kenya 7 $74,476 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 235 $73,868 90.04%
Starkey Laboratories Inc 230 $81,755 88.12%
Dc Group Inc 225 $57,807 88.24%
Oracle America Inc 224 $98,551 88.89%
General Mills Inc 222 $88,418 88.45%
Genisys Technologies Inc 213 $74,522 85.54%
Larsen Toubro Limited 206 $42,857 84.77%
University Of Minnesota Physicians 204 $104,322 86.81%
Titan Data Group Inc 203 $96,380 86.75%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 199 $84,093 86.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sejong Academy Of Minnesota 15 $53,918 36.59%
Pointclickcare Technologies Usa Corp 15 $89,425 37.50%
Moneygram International Inc 14 $92,153 35.00%
Professional Consulting Inc 14 $96,242 35.90%
Permasteelisa North America Corp 14 $61,868 35.90%
Richland Refrigerasted Solutions Llc 13 $53,019 34.21%
Genisys Technologies Inc 13 $85,693 36.11%
Infor Us Inc 13 $93,794 36.11%
St Olaf College 13 $49,358 37.14%
Soo Line Railroad Company 13 $103,949 37.14%

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