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 %
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 %
Mainsl Financial Management Services Inc 3 $91,915 75.00%
Lethya Group Inc 3 $87,506 75.00%
Nd Global Consulting Services Inc 3 $101,282 75.00%
Galil Medical Inc A Btg International Group Company 3 $92,206 75.00%
Sv Tek Group Inc 3 $85,862 75.00%
Bosch Security Systems Llc 3 $97,164 75.00%
Navarre Corporation 3 $88,213 75.00%
Zimmer Spine Inc 3 $97,254 75.00%
Gk Services Inc 3 $89,745 75.00%
Xactly Corporation 3 $102,641 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $32,055 100.00%
Corn Farming 17 $29,027 94.44%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 17 $26,891 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $31,516 88.24%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 14 $27,483 93.33%
Soybean Farming 13 $30,885 92.86%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 10 $28,737 76.92%
Floriculture Production 9 $26,199 90.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 9 $31,859 100.00%
All Other Personal Services 8 $30,051 88.89%

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