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 %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	128	$39,299	90.78%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	123	$47,805	87.86%
Validation Engineers	123	$87,855	89.78%
Dentists, General	118	$136,946	86.13%
Data Warehousing Specialists	115	$80,244	88.46%
Psychiatrists	115	$164,352	92.00%
Animal Scientists	114	$48,408	94.21%
Materials Scientists	106	$80,074	88.33%
Physicists	105	$72,503	87.50%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	96	$48,520	81.36%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Animal Breeders	15	$44,986	107.14%
General and Operations Managers	14	$104,213	100.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	14	$29,153	100.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$49,261	92.86%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$49,494	92.86%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	13	$21,840	100.00%
Chemical Engineers	12	$92,527	92.31%
Industrial Production Managers	12	$111,769	92.31%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	12	$104,316	92.31%
Operations Research Analysts	12	$113,297	92.31%

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 %
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 %
Security Systems Services	2	$89,763	66.67%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive	2	$109,491	66.67%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,781	66.67%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	2	$25,875	66.67%
Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	2	$84,947	100.00%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	2	$71,292	100.00%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$140,421	100.00%
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing	2	$74,194	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Transmission And Power Train Parts Manufacturing	2	$84,521	100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$36,588	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.