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 %
Harvest Preparatory Charter School Inc	2	$39,874	66.67%
Infinite Mpressions Llc	2	$39,593	66.67%
Sweet Harvest Foods	2	$49,026	66.67%
Cotter High School	2	$35,630	66.67%
Hp Inc	2	$49,889	66.67%
Usa Gateway Travel	2	$36,000	66.67%
Independent School District 284	2	$37,003	66.67%
Immigrant Development Center	2	$36,150	66.67%
Childrens Theatre Company And School	2	$36,608	66.67%
Community Action Partnership Of Ramsey Washington Counties	2	$50,097	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 %
Plastics Product Manufacturing	31	$77,669	83.78%
Graphic Design Services	30	$50,081	83.33%
Grantmaking Foundations	30	$75,612	83.33%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	29	$89,593	82.86%
Employment Services	29	$81,745	82.86%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	28	$89,602	80.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	27	$50,162	79.41%
Environmental Consulting Services	27	$75,409	79.41%
Computer Facilities Management Services	27	$86,178	81.82%
Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing	27	$71,307	81.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dental Laboratories	2	$94,890	20.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	2	$96,200	20.00%
Public Relations Agencies	2	$110,947	22.22%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$94,619	22.22%
Specialty Canning	2	$76,638	22.22%
Industrial Building Construction	2	$110,240	22.22%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing	2	$69,722	22.22%
Paper Mills	2	$112,611	22.22%
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance	2	$37,815	22.22%
Industrial Design Services	2	$48,350	22.22%

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.