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 %
Czech Republic 2 $90,709 40.00%
Togo 2 $80,631 40.00%
Moldova 2 $69,961 50.00%
Tunisia 2 $83,544 50.00%
Libya 2 $88,900 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $75,276 50.00%
Tajikistan 2 $23,816 50.00%
Slovenia 2 $65,447 50.00%
Portugal 2 $72,772 66.67%
Senegal 2 $89,877 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sezzle Inc 52 $87,631 91.23%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 52 $79,198 91.23%
Frontier Technologies Llc 52 $73,127 91.23%
Taj Technologies Inc 51 $80,969 89.47%
Delasoft Inc 51 $70,696 89.47%
Beckman Coulter Inc 51 $85,928 89.47%
Canvas Infotech Inc 51 $57,133 91.07%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division 51 $79,352 91.07%
Yash Technologies Inc 51 $79,572 91.07%
Astir It Solutions Inc 50 $75,418 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skollies Shop 4 $21,091 100.00%
Ames Farm Ltd 4 $30,446 100.00%
Renkly Farms Inc 4 $28,278 100.00%
3 Below Llc 4 $37,274 100.00%
L And B Theis Farms 4 $26,712 100.00%
Chapa Global Contracting Inc 4 $30,680 100.00%
Boll Family Farms 4 $37,274 100.00%
F P Forages Llc 4 $36,249 100.00%
Jim Whiting Nursery And Garden Center Inc 4 $26,712 100.00%
Triple V Concrete Construction Inc 4 $44,377 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nextek Llc 3 $57,997 37.50%
Xcel Energy Services Inc 3 $98,453 37.50%
Rally Health Inc 3 $116,667 37.50%
Teradyne Inc 3 $90,071 37.50%
Greatbatch Ltd 3 $105,005 37.50%
Thrivent Financial For Lutherans 3 $87,887 37.50%
Netspi Llc Dba Netspi 3 $75,539 37.50%
Ascentis Corporation 3 $120,016 37.50%
Schafer Farms Of Goodhue Inc 3 $31,242 37.50%
Kinect Energy Inc 3 $105,511 37.50%

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