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 %
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 %
Fis Management Services Llc	41	$88,217	93.18%
Coolsoft Llc	40	$77,360	90.91%
Soo Line Railroad Company	40	$95,266	90.91%
Lt Technology Services Ltd	40	$45,205	90.91%
Strategic Resources International Inc	40	$69,204	90.91%
Fair Isaac Corporation	40	$96,637	90.91%
Technosoft Corporation	40	$72,408	93.02%
Usm Business Systems Inc	39	$68,454	90.70%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc	39	$82,901	90.70%
Logic Planet Inc	38	$70,234	88.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Saraleen Food Inc	2	$60,050	33.33%
Sundlee Pork Inc	2	$44,616	33.33%
Agiliti Health Inc	2	$117,011	33.33%
St Cloud Hospital	2	$126,246	33.33%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	2	$112,486	33.33%
Superior Brokerage Services Inc	2	$96,294	33.33%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$107,516	33.33%
Enable Data Inc	2	$93,974	33.33%
Deluxe	2	$73,903	33.33%
Granicus Llc	2	$152,412	33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	2	$56,420	100.00%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners	2	$60,112	100.00%
Beer Wine And Liquor Retailers	2	$92,082	100.00%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Except Bulk Stations And Terminals	2	$122,169	100.00%
Community Food And Housing And Emergency And Other Relief Services	2	$41,413	100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing	2	$79,935	100.00%
General Rental Centers	2	$53,674	100.00%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	2	$77,272	100.00%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	2	$63,482	100.00%
Rice Milling	2	$102,669	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 $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.