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 %
India	1,904	$651,300	48.25%
Mexico	228	$53,676	50.44%
China	201	$70,750	55.68%
Philippines	181	$1,275,254	56.74%
Canada	102	$102,652	44.35%
Nepal	93	$68,188	40.61%
Brazil	62	$44,098	33.70%
South Korea	53	$67,951	44.54%
Pakistan	43	$3,881,288	41.35%
South Africa	28	$55,490	39.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medtronic Inc	1,090	$94,240	85.89%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,090	$68,290	88.76%
Us Bank National Association	1,054	$97,451	87.91%
Capgemini America Inc	991	$81,191	88.09%
Cummins Inc	989	$72,332	95.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp	850	$72,976	99.65%
Hcl America Inc	682	$72,575	91.18%
Best Buy Co Inc	627	$104,420	89.83%
Oasys Technologies Inc	616	$71,480	90.06%
Ameriprise Financial Inc	532	$95,695	78.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tcf National Bank	49	$104,396	30.82%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	45	$89,988	31.91%
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System	43	$106,789	30.50%
West Publishing Corporation	41	$95,965	29.50%
Powerobjects	36	$89,682	26.67%
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc Dba Hcmc	36	$162,697	27.91%
Deloitte Touche Llp	35	$82,244	30.43%
Siemens Industry Inc	30	$88,671	31.25%
Fastenal Company Purchasing	27	$65,147	28.42%
Techvision Co	26	$91,620	28.89%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	940	$71,261	86.88%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	936	$127,651	97.81%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	803	$45,541	87.57%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	725	$93,351	93.55%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	697	$85,654	95.48%
Hmo Medical Centers	620	$92,184	95.53%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	556	$84,944	95.21%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	552	$67,591	95.01%
Commercial Banking	510	$102,425	90.91%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	486	$84,369	88.52%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	52	$31,010	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	46	$31,544	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	40	$28,432	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	36	$31,867	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	35	$30,274	100.00%
Crop Production	32	$32,693	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	30	$32,226	100.00%
Potato Farming	27	$30,668	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	22	$32,075	81.48%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	18	$23,889	81.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	60	$82,512	26.79%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	57	$79,792	28.64%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing	56	$122,415	31.64%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	51	$87,164	28.98%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	39	$84,846	22.41%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers	38	$96,153	22.89%
Landscaping Services	34	$46,752	21.12%
Marketing Consulting Services	33	$82,599	20.75%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	31	$92,258	21.83%
Hardware Manufacturing	29	$66,290	24.58%

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.