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 %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Us Bank National Association 1,190 $99,933 86.48%
Medtronic Inc 1,173 $96,344 91.28%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,090 $68,290 86.44%
Cummins Inc 1,030 $72,917 84.77%
Capgemini America Inc 1,026 $82,017 95.09%
Ernst Young Us Llp 981 $75,725 99.39%
Best Buy Co Inc 754 $107,292 82.58%
Hcl America Inc 734 $74,547 97.87%
Oasys Technologies Inc 637 $72,533 86.08%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 612 $99,343 87.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hickory Orchard Llc 18 $30,716 100.00%
Stoney Brook Farms Inc 18 $27,537 100.00%
Pederson Brothers Farms 17 $26,959 100.00%
Giese Farms 17 $29,441 100.00%
Carlson Harvesting Inc 16 $27,686 100.00%
Hilltop Swine Inc 16 $29,181 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 16 $37,426 100.00%
Hader Farms Partnership 16 $26,708 100.00%
Charles Melberg 16 $30,765 100.00%
Wilmer Farms Inc 15 $30,916 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tcf National Bank 49 $104,396 28.99%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 48 $91,012 31.79%
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System 43 $106,789 28.48%
West Publishing Corporation 41 $95,965 27.89%
Deloitte Touche Llp 37 $81,643 26.43%
Powerobjects 36 $89,682 27.91%
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc Dba Hcmc 36 $162,697 29.75%
Siemens Industry Inc 31 $89,460 30.39%
Techvision Co 29 $91,689 29.00%
Fastenal Company Purchasing 27 $65,147 28.13%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pension Funds 3 $53,773 75.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 3 $145,912 75.00%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 3 $92,269 75.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 3 $67,447 75.00%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 3 $112,812 75.00%
Flooring Contractors 3 $54,052 75.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing 3 $101,885 75.00%
Flat Glass Manufacturing 3 $87,131 75.00%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 3 $91,347 75.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 3 $81,196 75.00%

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