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 %
Paradigm Infotech Inc	2	$81,682	66.67%
Ramscorp Llc	2	$72,332	66.67%
Clango Inc	2	$68,235	66.67%
Software Associates Inc	2	$72,166	66.67%
Narc It	2	$77,085	66.67%
Sequel Response Llc	2	$68,235	66.67%
Sanimax Usa Llc	2	$68,578	66.67%
Reconserve Of Mn Inc	2	$76,544	66.67%
On Computer Services Llc	2	$76,191	66.67%
Morgan Advanced Programmable Systems Inc	2	$68,578	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 %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	14	$92,408	82.35%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	14	$48,601	87.50%
Support Activities For Rail Transportation	14	$73,691	87.50%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	13	$65,167	81.25%
Floriculture Production	13	$40,786	81.25%
Social Advocacy Organizations	13	$51,375	86.67%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing	13	$62,242	86.67%
Grocery And Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	13	$84,019	86.67%
Computer Training	13	$64,359	86.67%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	12	$80,057	80.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	1	$66,019	33.33%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	1	$113,734	33.33%
Direct Mail Advertising	1	$74,880	33.33%
Photographic Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1	$113,797	33.33%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	1	$65,520	33.33%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities	1	$51,251	33.33%
Air Transportation	1	$103,293	33.33%
Cheese Manufacturing	1	$56,867	33.33%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	1	$100,318	33.33%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	1	$114,400	33.33%

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.