| 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.
| 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% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | $71,755 | 42.86% |
| Israel | 3 | $71,391 | 42.86% |
| Mongolia | 3 | $39,999 | 42.86% |
| Switzerland | 3 | $107,675 | 42.86% |
| Haiti | 2 | $71,084 | 28.57% |
| Rwanda | 2 | $97,718 | 33.33% |
| Kosovo | 2 | $27,414 | 33.33% |
| New Zealand | 2 | $75,276 | 33.33% |
| Senegal | 2 | $89,877 | 33.33% |
| Jamaica | 2 | $81,692 | 33.33% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perficient Inc | 126 | $81,073 | 90.00% |
| Digital River Inc | 125 | $90,617 | 89.29% |
| Analysts International Corporation | 122 | $87,725 | 91.04% |
| Syntel Inc | 122 | $78,503 | 93.13% |
| Virtual Matrix Corporation | 117 | $60,475 | 92.13% |
| Chs Inc | 116 | $95,509 | 91.34% |
| Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd | 116 | $41,681 | 92.06% |
| Deloitte Tax Llp | 115 | $59,634 | 92.00% |
| Mphasis Corporation | 113 | $68,064 | 91.13% |
| System Soft Technologies Llc | 112 | $66,684 | 93.33% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olsen Custom Farms Llc | 7 | $37,119 | 36.84% |
| Mhf Of Freeborn County Inc | 7 | $27,031 | 36.84% |
| Rockwell Automation Inc | 7 | $85,209 | 36.84% |
| Park Nicollet Health Services | 7 | $88,555 | 36.84% |
| Supervalu Inc | 6 | $96,318 | 31.58% |
| Aetna Life Insurance Company | 6 | $96,810 | 33.33% |
| Ibm Corporation | 6 | $73,091 | 33.33% |
| Fis Management Services Llc | 6 | $99,275 | 33.33% |
| Worldtransload And Logistics Llc | 6 | $94,647 | 33.33% |
| Pine River Capital Management Lp | 6 | $111,349 | 33.33% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Consulting Services | 121 | $83,424 | 89.63% |
| Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers | 120 | $98,810 | 90.91% |
| Offices Of Lawyers | 113 | $74,967 | 91.13% |
| Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 98 | $78,339 | 86.73% |
| Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 96 | $90,565 | 85.71% |
| Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers | 95 | $87,029 | 87.16% |
| Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing | 90 | $91,423 | 83.33% |
| Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers | 90 | $88,362 | 86.54% |
| Dairy Cattle And Milk Production | 89 | $44,487 | 87.25% |
| Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 89 | $89,760 | 89.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 3 | $33,426 | 75.00% |
| Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning | 3 | $31,970 | 100.00% |
| Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 3 | $24,045 | 100.00% |
| Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 2 | $31,294 | 66.67% |
| Oilseed Except Soybean Farming | 2 | $25,761 | 100.00% |
| Animal Production And Aquaculture | 2 | $30,618 | 100.00% |
| Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production | 2 | $25,761 | 100.00% |
| Services To Buildings And Dwellings | 2 | $34,018 | 100.00% |
| Sugar Beet Farming | 2 | $26,842 | 100.00% |
| Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods | 2 | $33,010 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Management Consulting Services | 11 | $80,078 | 28.21% |
| Other Accounting Services | 11 | $81,687 | 28.95% |
| All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing | 11 | $89,301 | 32.35% |
| Child Care Services | 11 | $36,893 | 33.33% |
| Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals | 10 | $142,470 | 32.26% |
| Junior Colleges | 9 | $54,970 | 31.03% |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing | 9 | $79,783 | 32.14% |
| Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences | 9 | $85,569 | 34.62% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 9 | $80,736 | 34.62% |
| Human Resources Consulting Services | 9 | $81,455 | 36.00% |
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.