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 %
Computer Network Architects	77	$94,518	89.53%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	77	$76,546	90.59%
Human Resources Specialists	75	$56,781	88.24%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	73	$47,013	85.88%
General and Operations Managers	72	$93,238	85.71%
Computer Hardware Engineers	66	$90,976	79.52%
Graphic Designers	66	$45,216	82.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	66	$65,253	86.84%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	65	$60,865	87.84%
Manufacturing Engineers	64	$82,606	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	9	$49,157	81.82%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	9	$94,199	81.82%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$55,254	81.82%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	8	$49,280	72.73%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$47,740	72.73%
Surgeons	8	$172,420	72.73%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	8	$45,778	72.73%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	7	$76,704	63.64%
Lawyers	7	$86,168	70.00%
Sales Managers	7	$128,130	70.00%

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 %
Lsi Corporation	37	$82,987	88.10%
Pointwest Technologies Corp	37	$66,650	88.10%
Majesco	37	$79,892	88.10%
I3 Infotek Inc	37	$85,111	88.10%
Globallogicinc	36	$87,120	87.80%
Nic Info Tek Inc	36	$63,255	87.80%
Icf Next Inc	36	$86,633	87.80%
Sleep Number Corporation	36	$105,701	87.80%
Fastenal Company	36	$70,324	87.80%
Independent School District 270 Hopkins	36	$55,357	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Calamp Wireless Networks Corporation	2	$87,173	40.00%
Carrot Health Inc	2	$88,712	40.00%
Lisi Medical Remmele Inc	2	$95,244	40.00%
Fielding International Llc	2	$85,155	40.00%
Kinect Energy Inc	2	$110,604	40.00%
Childrens Minnesota	2	$99,917	40.00%
Whiskey Wheel Solutions Llc	2	$40,810	40.00%
Sullivancotter Inc	2	$95,930	40.00%
Tapqa Llc	2	$96,762	40.00%
Ingersollrand Company	2	$72,966	40.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Grain Farming	3	$62,206	100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	3	$76,794	100.00%
Health Care And Social Assistance	2	$34,840	66.67%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal	2	$56,378	66.67%
Framing Contractors	2	$68,328	66.67%
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2	$70,700	66.67%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$159,828	66.67%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$74,308	66.67%
Coal And Other Mineral And Ore Merchant Wholesalers	2	$56,943	66.67%
Fluid Power Valve And Hose Fitting Manufacturing	2	$101,983	66.67%

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.