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 %
Ireland 8 $98,829 47.06%
Argentina 8 $100,920 50.00%
El Salvador 7 $59,108 43.75%
Poland 6 $88,778 40.00%
Ecuador 6 $72,708 42.86%
Indonesia 6 $58,603 42.86%
Netherlands 5 $122,691 38.46%
Cameroon 5 $58,232 38.46%
Syria 5 $140,808 38.46%
Zambia 5 $36,130 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 56 $61,030 84.85%
Cyma Systems Inc 56 $72,313 84.85%
Avco Consulting Inc 56 $87,048 87.50%
Lead It Corporation 55 $73,726 87.30%
Maritz Consulting Group Inc 55 $68,334 87.30%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 55 $64,994 88.71%
Tennant Company 55 $98,268 88.71%
E Giants Technologies Llc 55 $81,269 88.71%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 54 $103,110 88.52%
Conflux Systems Inc 54 $87,866 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Gold Farms Inc 5 $39,823 100.00%
Elmore Truck Repair 5 $36,396 100.00%
Pelan Land Cattle Inc 5 $23,991 100.00%
Risacher Farms Trucking Llc 5 $33,284 100.00%
Guy Koehl 4 $32,656 100.00%
Big Stone Ag Service 4 $32,490 100.00%
Gerten Greenhouses Garden Center Inc 4 $34,117 100.00%
Marlin Dahl Farms 4 $32,412 100.00%
Heins Valley Creek Nursery 4 $21,223 100.00%
Mike Hinz 4 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Augsburg College 3 $51,396 33.33%
Wsb Associates Inc 3 $89,232 33.33%
Grand Szechuan 3 $48,187 33.33%
Select Source International 3 $98,613 33.33%
Jdv Restaurant Inc 3 $28,753 33.33%
Physicians Group Of New Ulm Ltd 3 $164,639 33.33%
Spire Credit Union 3 $76,496 33.33%
Rahr Corporation 3 $113,090 33.33%
Crest Electronics Inc 3 $74,845 33.33%
Field Nation Llc 3 $83,720 33.33%

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