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
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $49,421 85.95%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 104 $78,430 88.89%
Financial Managers 100 $117,556 86.21%
Soil and Plant Scientists 99 $48,446 86.09%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 99 $65,571 86.09%
Compliance Officers 97 $64,935 85.09%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 94 $49,412 85.45%
Human Resources Specialists 92 $57,314 91.09%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 84 $96,345 84.00%
Microbiologists 82 $45,366 82.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 12 $51,153 92.31%
Construction Managers 12 $96,344 92.31%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 $104,316 92.31%
Psychiatrists 12 $166,956 92.31%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 12 $23,213 92.31%
Operations Research Analysts 12 $113,297 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 11 $49,761 91.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $48,652 83.33%
Computer Network Architects 10 $113,441 83.33%
Compliance Officers 10 $67,800 83.33%
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 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dataquest Corp 10 $75,462 90.91%
Headstream Inc 10 $79,003 90.91%
Zillion Technologies Inc 10 $66,283 90.91%
Talent It Services Inc 10 $78,672 90.91%
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 10 $69,143 90.91%
Eminence It Solutions Inc 10 $74,539 90.91%
Congensys Corp 10 $85,024 90.91%
Rsm Us Llp 10 $84,438 90.91%
Deerfield Imaging Inc 10 $80,825 90.91%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers Llc 10 $83,114 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $78,213. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage