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 %
Software Developers, Applications 17,865 $85,450 91.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 14,139 $74,753 93.03%
Computer Programmers 8,850 $62,655 90.34%
Computer Occupations, All Other 7,114 $67,359 92.31%
Management Analysts 1,685 $72,229 90.74%
Mechanical Engineers 1,682 $77,160 92.83%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,617 $92,709 89.68%
Web Developers 1,384 $58,267 98.58%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,254 $102,386 90.15%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,238 $54,225 91.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,176 $32,138 207.04%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 487 $32,236 204.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 214 $32,305 94.27%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $30,792 85.90%
Construction Laborers 49 $40,147 58.33%
Nursery Workers 34 $30,354 50.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $52,324 25.86%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 14 $35,411 28.57%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $32,649 12.24%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $53,820 9.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,052 $882,460 92.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 296 $736,614 73.63%
Computer Occupations, All Other 207 $89,721 74.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 137 $109,831 67.82%
Nursing Assistants 119 $31,429 58.91%
Industrial Engineers 106 $83,509 57.61%
Mechanical Engineers 95 $76,802 73.64%
Animal Scientists 93 $44,606 84.55%
Electrical Engineers 88 $84,976 92.63%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 88 $84,408 100.00%
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 1,110 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Minnesota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $45,198 33.33%
Oman 1 $208,000 33.33%
Croatia 1 $105,581 50.00%
South Sudan 1 $12 50.00%
Sudan 1 $208,000 50.00%
Malawi 1 $105,310 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $74,422 50.00%
Hungary 1 $124,987 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $71,136 50.00%
Latvia 1 $50,060 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Open Systems Inc 27 $62,747 90.00%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 27 $66,293 90.00%
Global Tech Consultants Inc 27 $75,519 90.00%
Rev Solutions Inc 27 $80,032 90.00%
Swanktek Inc 27 $77,036 90.00%
Datawin Systems Inc 27 $69,736 90.00%
Independent School District Number 623 27 $73,891 90.00%
Smart Works Llc 27 $78,012 93.10%
Veridic Solutions Llc 27 $85,776 93.10%
Polaris Inc 27 $102,379 93.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
L K Tree Shrub Inc 2 $26,489 100.00%
Jensen Seed Co 2 $33,342 100.00%
Michael J Larson Farms 2 $37,274 100.00%
Paragon Construction Solutions Llc 2 $45,230 100.00%
Oak Ridge Terminal Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Lk Tree Shrub Inc 2 $28,569 100.00%
River Country Cooperative 2 $38,480 100.00%
Blairs Bees And Honey 2 $34,018 100.00%
Gerten Greenhouse And Garden Center Inc 2 $29,058 100.00%
Rudeen Brothers Inc 2 $34,018 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Milk Specialties Company 1 $65,146 25.00%
Augusoft Inc 1 $77,272 25.00%
Que Computers Inc 1 $62,150 25.00%
Davisco Foods International Inc 1 $56,867 25.00%
Pitney Bowes Software Inc 1 $87,069 25.00%
Total Life Sciences Technologies Inc 1 $87,069 25.00%
Geosys Inc 1 $152,006 25.00%
Caribou Coffee Inc 1 $95,200 25.00%
Mos Holdings Inc 1 $182,208 25.00%
Navitor Inc 1 $78,250 25.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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 $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