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 %
Cameroon 5 $58,232 41.67%
Syria 5 $140,808 41.67%
Zambia 5 $36,130 41.67%
Uganda 4 $87,797 36.36%
Somalia 4 $63,614 36.36%
Hong Kong 4 $86,336 40.00%
Romania 4 $62,670 44.44%
Rwanda 3 $76,287 33.33%
Bulgaria 3 $57,244 37.50%
Singapore 3 $91,673 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Axis Clinicals Llc 23 $58,645 85.19%
Confiminds Llc 23 $70,963 85.19%
Caprus It Inc 23 $84,949 88.46%
Ven Soft Llc 23 $60,174 88.46%
Entrust Datacard Corporation 23 $95,583 88.46%
Clairvoyant Technosolutions Inc 23 $58,407 88.46%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 23 $73,015 88.46%
Indus Group Inc 23 $67,712 88.46%
Cavalier It Inc 23 $66,894 88.46%
Btm Global Consulting Llc 23 $93,339 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Circle C Seeds Inc 1 $30,618 100.00%
Finnesgard Trucking Llc 1 $39,520 100.00%
Rock Valley Farms 1 $23,899 100.00%
Agserv Consulting Inc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Michael Stamer Farms Gp 1 $29,952 100.00%
Beckham Brothers 1 $22,235 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Mn 3 1 $38,480 100.00%
Sternhagen Farms 1 $26,520 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
North Star Dairy 1 $21,986 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ngm Insurance Company 1 $93,662 33.33%
Rosemount Inc 1 $87,797 33.33%
Kenyon Veterinary Clinic P A 1 $52,312 33.33%
Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc 1 $78,811 33.33%
Inverra Inc 1 $115,669 33.33%
Sunopta Grains Foods Inc 1 $52,478 33.33%
Sysco Asian Foods Inc 1 $96,117 33.33%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 1 $83,803 33.33%
Mcafee Inc 1 $106,205 33.33%
Comparatio Usa Llc 1 $81,141 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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