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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,103 $52,711 95.66%
Database Administrators 1,029 $78,903 90.18%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 949 $70,205 91.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 917 $76,179 89.99%
Accountants and Auditors 912 $57,418 92.59%
Industrial Engineers 867 $77,062 91.84%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 726 $77,380 93.80%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 654 $124,084 93.70%
Operations Research Analysts 637 $72,298 92.59%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 613 $42,518 93.87%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roofers 2 $55,723 6.45%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.90%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1 $48,006 3.57%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $29,952 3.70%
Construction Carpenters 1 $29,952 4.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $37,440 4.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 77 $83,630 102.67%
Statisticians 73 $68,491 110.61%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 64 $110,674 100.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 64 $95,101 103.23%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 62 $24,004 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 59 $69,933 109.26%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 48 $129,782 88.89%
Marketing Managers 46 $116,902 93.88%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $69,733 91.84%
Database Administrators 42 $89,933 87.50%
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 %
Bangladesh 26 $45,006 39.39%
United Kingdom 26 $89,963 46.43%
Nigeria 25 $77,704 45.45%
Zimbabwe 21 $61,689 47.73%
Vietnam 21 $40,721 47.73%
Taiwan 20 $64,205 52.63%
Colombia 17 $61,156 53.13%
Sri Lanka 16 $60,805 50.00%
Turkey 14 $81,234 46.67%
Venezuela 14 $79,056 46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,293 $63,410 99.42%
Infosys Limited 4,077 $69,516 99.54%
Mayo Clinic 3,551 $72,818 96.02%
Accenture Llp 3,000 $77,305 98.17%
Wipro Limited 2,668 $68,337 91.94%
University Of Minnesota 2,578 $50,372 89.76%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,342 $88,337 97.79%
Target Enterprise Inc 1,626 $107,327 91.45%
Optum Services Inc 1,427 $101,800 97.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,180 $78,417 84.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 430 $92,633 67.82%
Best Buy Co Inc 201 $111,098 46.74%
Presbyterian Homes And Services 159 $30,782 40.56%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 141 $106,122 38.52%
Group Health Plan Inc 115 $1,729,654 37.22%
Turkey Valley Farms Inc 95 $23,939 38.00%
Oracle America Inc 69 $90,305 32.39%
General Mills Inc 55 $120,907 27.36%
Titan Data Group Inc 53 $104,549 31.36%
Veritas Technologies Llc 50 $85,026 29.94%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 276 $30,763 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 226 $30,679 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 156 $28,638 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 148 $32,539 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 104 $29,282 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 95 $31,300 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 80 $32,788 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 74 $27,209 100.00%
Apiculture 68 $29,753 100.00%
Apple Orchards 55 $28,335 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage