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%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 4 $41,985 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%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 88 $84,408 92.63%
Electrical Engineers 88 $84,976 100.00%
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 %
Nigeria 30 $75,516 37.97%
Bangladesh 28 $46,924 37.84%
United Kingdom 26 $89,963 46.43%
Zimbabwe 26 $61,544 47.27%
Vietnam 24 $42,204 54.55%
Taiwan 20 $64,205 47.62%
Sri Lanka 19 $60,868 50.00%
Colombia 18 $59,129 51.43%
Thailand 16 $60,567 45.71%
Turkey 16 $83,061 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
E Business International Inc 81 $79,642 92.05%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 81 $111,731 92.05%
Ptc Inc 80 $77,102 91.95%
Varnar Inc 78 $66,342 89.66%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 78 $68,906 91.76%
Vits Consulting Corp 78 $88,634 92.86%
Maritz Consulting Group 77 $85,755 91.67%
Ameritech Global Inc 76 $69,872 91.57%
Deluxe Corporation 76 $87,144 91.57%
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc 75 $101,447 90.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raguse Family Partnership 6 $34,070 100.00%
Bergens Greenhouses 6 $28,104 100.00%
Jff Inc 6 $36,189 100.00%
Upper Midwest Pumping Llc 6 $34,084 100.00%
Dean Sternhagen Farms 6 $32,542 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 6 $30,846 100.00%
Nuest Partnership 6 $37,613 100.00%
Coleman Farms 6 $26,565 100.00%
Vz Hogs Llp 6 $33,970 100.00%
Honls Bees Inc 6 $31,287 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Polarsemiconductor Llc 4 $67,860 30.77%
Thomson Reuters Applications Inc 4 $111,228 30.77%
Cypress Semiconductor Minnesota Inc 4 $79,472 33.33%
Links Snacks Inc 4 $88,109 33.33%
Medivators Inc 4 $80,174 33.33%
Renaissance Learning Inc 4 $107,141 33.33%
Sequans Communications Inc 4 $97,646 33.33%
Sick Inc 4 $111,848 33.33%
Caremark Llc 4 $78,796 33.33%
Next Technologies Llc 4 $74,454 36.36%

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