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 %
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 %
Miracle Software Inc	2	$45,136	66.67%
Cvl Technologies Inc	2	$45,136	66.67%
Compuware Corporation	2	$46,197	66.67%
Shivam Infotech Inc	2	$48,724	66.67%
Smartsoft International Inc	2	$49,910	66.67%
Nexgenser Llc	2	$49,910	66.67%
Esmay Enterprises Inc	2	$45,136	66.67%
American Professionals Inc	2	$70,231	66.67%
I2solvers Inc	2	$47,851	66.67%
Incenter Llc	2	$79,404	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	26	$80,134	78.79%
Child Care Services	25	$36,151	78.13%
All Other Food Manufacturing	24	$99,103	80.00%
Credit Unions	24	$85,147	82.76%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	24	$91,820	82.76%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	24	$49,417	82.76%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	24	$60,563	85.71%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	24	$78,617	88.89%
Electric Power Distribution	24	$90,851	88.89%
Medical Laboratories	23	$74,332	88.46%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Social Advocacy Organizations	2	$58,947	22.22%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$124,665	25.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems	2	$143,021	25.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$69,587	25.00%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	2	$44,076	28.57%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	2	$70,034	28.57%
Footwear Manufacturing	2	$128,316	28.57%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	2	$73,736	28.57%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	2	$103,085	28.57%
Special Food Services	2	$57,106	28.57%

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.