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 %
Compliance Officers 94 $65,008 84.68%
Soil and Plant Scientists 89 $46,513 86.41%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 88 $63,556 87.13%
Financial Managers 85 $115,125 85.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 84 $96,345 88.42%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $55,901 84.21%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 79 $49,266 85.87%
Lawyers 79 $78,223 88.76%
Microbiologists 78 $44,411 87.64%
Database Architects 78 $85,877 89.66%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 12 $113,297 100.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 $104,316 100.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 12 $51,153 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 11 $32,289 91.67%
Computer Network Architects 10 $113,441 83.33%
Compliance Officers 10 $67,800 83.33%
Logisticians 10 $69,796 83.33%
Construction Managers 10 $92,098 83.33%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 10 $20,030 83.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 9 $49,157 75.00%
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 %
Spain 10 $68,180 45.45%
France 10 $89,087 47.62%
Australia 10 $98,526 50.00%
Chile 9 $70,812 47.37%
Guatemala 9 $41,193 47.37%
Germany 9 $87,354 47.37%
Argentina 8 $100,920 44.44%
Italy 8 $66,417 47.06%
Ireland 8 $98,829 47.06%
Kenya 7 $74,476 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intellectt Inc 186 $86,456 80.87%
Cargill Incorporated 184 $97,796 82.14%
Open Access Technology International Inc 184 $67,113 85.58%
Persistent Systems Inc 182 $66,205 85.45%
Octahedron Llc 182 $72,417 86.67%
Ecolab Usa Inc 177 $98,672 86.34%
Fujitsu America Inc 175 $81,937 85.37%
Veritas Technologies Llc 174 $90,474 86.57%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 173 $56,695 90.58%
West Publishing Corporation 164 $89,554 86.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mclean Robertson Racing 12 $23,213 35.29%
Apple Tree Dental 10 $117,780 32.26%
Cotiviti Inc 10 $65,651 32.26%
Southview Design Inc 10 $64,106 33.33%
Macalester College 10 $44,066 33.33%
Andersen Corporation 10 $112,992 33.33%
Itprofound Inc 9 $106,727 30.00%
Evs Inc 9 $74,041 31.03%
Rev Solutions Inc 9 $96,221 31.03%
M A Mortenson Company 9 $112,163 31.03%

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