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 %
Software Developers, Applications 17,903 $85,463 91.35%
Computer Systems Analysts 14,140 $74,754 93.04%
Computer Programmers 8,852 $62,657 90.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 7,115 $67,363 92.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,646 $92,503 90.84%
Management Analysts 1,602 $71,238 93.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,520 $75,849 90.69%
Web Developers 1,384 $58,267 98.58%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,256 $102,325 90.29%
Electrical Engineers 1,108 $78,966 88.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 922 $30,445 214.42%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 342 $29,687 166.02%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 150 $29,935 109.49%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $30,792 103.08%
Construction Laborers 35 $33,928 51.47%
Nursery Workers 34 $30,354 52.31%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 11 $34,573 26.19%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 5 $41,192 12.20%
Helpers--Carpenters 5 $31,483 13.16%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.06%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,052 $882,460 92.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 295 $738,708 78.46%
Computer Occupations, All Other 206 $89,616 82.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 137 $109,831 69.90%
Nursing Assistants 119 $31,429 63.30%
Industrial Engineers 100 $82,582 54.35%
Animal Scientists 92 $44,540 71.32%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 84 $84,402 77.78%
Internists, General 84 $1,879,149 88.42%
Mechanical Engineers 84 $77,132 102.44%
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 %
Spain 10 $68,180 45.45%
France 10 $89,087 47.62%
Australia 10 $98,526 50.00%
Chile 9 $70,812 47.37%
Guatemala 9 $41,193 47.37%
Germany 9 $87,354 47.37%
Argentina 8 $100,920 44.44%
Italy 8 $66,417 47.06%
Ireland 8 $98,829 47.06%
Kenya 7 $74,476 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vsion Technologies Inc 38 $92,641 88.37%
Verotech Solutionsllc 38 $68,228 88.37%
Third Wave Systems Inc 38 $81,186 88.37%
Mindtree Limited 38 $71,507 90.48%
Covant Solutions Inc 38 $71,700 90.48%
Rbc Capital Markets Llc 38 $96,321 90.48%
Healtheast Medical Research Institute 37 $172,605 88.10%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 37 $56,441 88.10%
Permasteelisa North America Corp 37 $65,529 88.10%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 37 $81,544 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Independent School District No 2752 2 $47,304 33.33%
Orchid Restaurant Bar Inc 2 $37,107 33.33%
Award Nails Spa Inc 2 $22,485 33.33%
Jbk Llc 2 $27,414 33.33%
A Y Sales Llc 2 $22,568 33.33%
Son D Farms Inc 2 $43,930 33.33%
Boise White Paper Llc 2 $112,611 33.33%
Red Wing Shoe Company 2 $128,316 33.33%
Daikin Applied Americas 2 $103,085 40.00%
Savigent Software Inc 2 $97,656 40.00%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $50,398 100.00%
Aquaculture 1 $65,562 100.00%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 1 $41,600 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 1 $72,301 100.00%
Other Residential Care Facilities 1 $59,280 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills 1 $62,670 100.00%
Starch And Vegetable Fats And Oils Manufacturing 1 $118,186 100.00%
Battery Manufacturing 1 $71,157 100.00%
Flight Training 1 $43,420 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 1 $29,058 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage