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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other 68 $59,626 90.67%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 65 $60,865 87.84%
Actuaries 65 $81,013 87.84%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 64 $43,876 87.67%
Economists 63 $72,039 86.30%
Manufacturing Engineers 63 $82,518 90.00%
Industrial Production Managers 57 $94,642 85.07%
Surgeons 55 $203,609 83.33%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $55,275 84.62%
Bioinformatics Scientists 52 $67,804 85.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Zuven Technologies Inc 10 $60,857 83.33%
Optimine Software Inc 10 $76,694 83.33%
College Of St Scholastica Inc 10 $58,964 83.33%
Codesoft International Inc 10 $65,422 83.33%
Impetus Technologies Inc 10 $89,834 83.33%
Schrill Technologies Inc 10 $82,435 83.33%
Infospan Inc 10 $68,496 83.33%
Eateam Inc 10 $82,016 83.33%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 10 $73,645 83.33%
Epicor Software Corporation 10 $72,548 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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