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 %
Chemists 199 $60,671 91.28%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 186 $50,211 91.63%
Chemical Engineers 184 $76,115 95.83%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 167 $71,397 90.76%
Pediatricians, General 145 $143,597 82.39%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 141 $51,937 85.98%
Food Scientists and Technologists 139 $68,708 86.34%
Sales Engineers 138 $83,260 89.03%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 132 $122,221 87.42%
Logisticians 130 $64,342 89.66%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 17 $82,753 89.47%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $61,754 89.47%
Dentists, General 17 $126,090 89.47%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $49,210 94.44%
Financial Managers 17 $135,314 100.00%
Training and Development Specialists 16 $70,214 100.00%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 16 $52,104 100.00%
Computer Programmers 16 $86,376 100.00%
Sales Engineers 15 $100,027 100.00%
Animal Breeders 15 $44,986 107.14%
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 %
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 142 $74,563 92.21%
Ncs Pearson Inc 142 $87,009 92.81%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 141 $79,854 93.38%
Vastek Inc 139 $82,882 92.67%
Logic Information Systems Inc 138 $78,953 92.00%
Patni Americas Inc 136 $59,427 90.67%
Polaris Industries Inc 135 $87,847 91.22%
International Business Machines Corporation 130 $92,128 89.66%
Select Source International 130 $143,813 90.91%
Kpmg Llp 129 $73,307 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Plm Software Inc 8 $79,148 34.78%
Techdigital Corporation 8 $95,891 34.78%
Software Analysts Corporation 8 $93,467 36.36%
Target Corporate Services 7 $102,491 31.82%
Tetra Pak Processing Equipment Inc 7 $79,016 31.82%
Ideas 7 $102,321 31.82%
Healthland Inc 7 $85,898 33.33%
Datacard Group 7 $88,492 35.00%
Datasite Llc 7 $109,598 35.00%
Schwartz Farms Inc 7 $45,971 35.00%

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