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 %
Verscend Technologies Inc 20 $78,446 90.91%
Infolob Solutions Inc 20 $68,745 90.91%
Adbakx Llc 20 $77,632 90.91%
Axis Clinicals Llc 20 $56,905 90.91%
Premier It Solutions Llc 20 $85,891 90.91%
Merrill Communications Llc 20 $99,258 90.91%
Teksky Llc 20 $79,620 90.91%
Express Scripts Services Co 20 $100,211 90.91%
Krypt Inc 20 $96,516 90.91%
Wsb Associates Inc 20 $61,591 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Que Computers Inc 1 $62,150 50.00%
Davisco Foods International Inc 1 $56,867 50.00%
Geosys Inc 1 $152,006 50.00%
Mos Holdings Inc 1 $182,208 50.00%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers Llc 1 $77,917 50.00%
Aj Siddiqui Cpa 1 $57,221 50.00%
Imris Inc 1 $79,602 50.00%
Me Global Inc 1 $96,262 50.00%
Golden Wok Chen Inc 1 $25,043 50.00%
Northeast Metro 916 1 $37,719 50.00%

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 $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