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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,293	$63,410	99.42%
Infosys Limited	4,077	$69,516	99.54%
Mayo Clinic	3,551	$72,818	96.02%
Accenture Llp	3,000	$77,305	98.17%
Wipro Limited	2,668	$68,337	91.94%
University Of Minnesota	2,578	$50,372	89.76%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,342	$88,337	97.79%
Target Enterprise Inc	1,626	$107,327	91.45%
Optum Services Inc	1,427	$101,800	97.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,180	$78,417	84.95%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Optum Services Inc	430	$92,633	67.82%
Best Buy Co Inc	201	$111,098	46.74%
Presbyterian Homes And Services	159	$30,782	40.56%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	141	$106,122	38.52%
Group Health Plan Inc	115	$1,729,654	37.22%
Turkey Valley Farms Inc	95	$23,939	38.00%
Oracle America Inc	69	$90,305	32.39%
General Mills Inc	55	$120,907	27.36%
Titan Data Group Inc	53	$104,549	31.36%
Veritas Technologies Llc	50	$85,026	29.94%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Human Resources Consulting Services	121	$83,424	89.63%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers	120	$98,810	90.91%
Offices Of Lawyers	113	$74,967	91.13%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	98	$78,339	86.73%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	96	$90,565	85.71%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	95	$87,029	87.16%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	90	$91,423	83.33%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	90	$88,362	86.54%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	89	$44,487	87.25%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	89	$89,760	89.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	3	$33,426	75.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	3	$31,970	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	3	$24,045	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$31,294	66.67%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming	2	$25,761	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	2	$30,618	100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production	2	$25,761	100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	2	$34,018	100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming	2	$26,842	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	2	$33,010	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	11	$80,078	28.21%
Other Accounting Services	11	$81,687	28.95%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	11	$89,301	32.35%
Child Care Services	11	$36,893	33.33%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	10	$142,470	32.26%
Junior Colleges	9	$54,970	31.03%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	9	$79,783	32.14%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	9	$85,569	34.62%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	9	$80,736	34.62%
Human Resources Consulting Services	9	$81,455	36.00%

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.