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 %
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 %
Powerteam Inc 34 $69,531 89.47%
Icon It Group Inc 34 $66,852 89.47%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 34 $74,145 89.47%
Primus Global Services Inc 34 $75,157 94.44%
Savantis Solutions Llc 33 $81,884 91.67%
Minnesota State University Mankato 33 $62,597 91.67%
Apple Tree Dental 33 $130,976 91.67%
Alevar Technologies Inc 33 $74,815 91.67%
I3infotek Inc 32 $79,492 88.89%
Emblematic Tech Solutions Llc 32 $65,744 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westwood Professional Services Inc 2 $103,719 40.00%
Pal Management Inc 2 $64,324 40.00%
Claims Services Group 2 $69,576 40.00%
Upsher Smith Laboratories Llc 2 $100,964 40.00%
Carlson Dairy Llp 2 $20,342 40.00%
Mille Lacs Band Ne La Shing Clinic 2 $135,470 40.00%
Wb Hotel Partners Llc 2 $59,457 40.00%
Svi America Corporation 2 $61,651 40.00%
Virtelligence Inc 2 $48,142 40.00%
Pdi World Group Llc 2 $56,992 40.00%

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