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 %
Ealearn Inc 10 $95,293 90.91%
Aetna Resources Llc 10 $106,952 90.91%
Hennepin Faculty Associates 10 $168,785 90.91%
Launch It Corp 9 $74,053 81.82%
Independent School District 16 9 $36,240 81.82%
Computek Solutions Inc 9 $86,344 81.82%
I 9 Technologies Inc 9 $82,879 81.82%
Imetris Corporation 9 $76,274 81.82%
Intellyk Inc 9 $76,822 81.82%
Headstrong Services Llc 9 $67,709 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 36 $54,649 85.71%
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing 36 $83,858 87.80%
Testing Laboratories And Services 36 $69,882 87.80%
Professional Employer Organizations 35 $79,173 85.37%
All Other Food Manufacturing 35 $100,214 87.50%
Grantmaking Foundations 35 $75,218 87.50%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $77,314 85.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 33 $121,106 82.50%
Junior Colleges 33 $60,923 82.50%
Other Insurance Related Activities 32 $97,044 82.05%
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 $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