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 %
Electrical Engineers 1,196 $79,891 92.28%
Database Administrators 1,028 $78,875 90.10%
Accountants and Auditors 1,000 $58,185 89.61%
Industrial Engineers 951 $78,225 88.22%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 949 $70,205 91.78%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 913 $76,126 96.72%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 770 $128,909 93.79%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 723 $77,324 93.41%
Operations Research Analysts 668 $72,909 92.52%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 627 $42,602 93.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $53,820 10.53%
Carpenters 2 $32,438 6.06%
Roofers 2 $55,723 6.06%
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 2 $36,046 6.25%
Construction Carpenters 1 $29,952 3.45%
Commercial Pilots 1 $131,810 3.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $37,440 3.70%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $29,952 5.56%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $51,418 5.56%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1 $48,006 5.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 84 $1,879,149 102.44%
Statisticians 73 $68,491 108.96%
Accountants and Auditors 64 $71,566 96.97%
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 $24,004 114.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 55 $132,172 101.85%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $69,910 98.00%
Marketing Managers 47 $118,445 95.92%
Database Administrators 42 $89,933 85.71%
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 %
Ireland 8 $98,829 47.06%
Argentina 8 $100,920 50.00%
El Salvador 7 $59,108 43.75%
Poland 6 $88,778 40.00%
Ecuador 6 $72,708 42.86%
Indonesia 6 $58,603 42.86%
Netherlands 5 $122,691 38.46%
Cameroon 5 $58,232 38.46%
Syria 5 $140,808 38.46%
Zambia 5 $36,130 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covidien Lp 66 $85,684 89.19%
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System 65 $87,428 89.04%
Centracare Clinic 65 $183,708 89.04%
Andersen Corporation 64 $96,348 88.89%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 64 $77,469 88.89%
Chewy Inc 64 $111,599 88.89%
M3bi Llc 63 $90,887 88.73%
Concord Usa Llc 63 $95,146 88.73%
Photon Infotech Inc 62 $60,336 87.32%
Pointwest Technologies Corp Us 62 $68,897 87.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Magnusson Farms 5 $32,802 100.00%
David J Woestehoff 5 $37,974 100.00%
Son D Farms Inc 5 $31,845 100.00%
Qte By Products Llc 5 $35,123 100.00%
Swift Pumping 5 $31,154 100.00%
Bear Claw Farms Llc 5 $33,284 100.00%
Omodt Jorde Farms Gp 5 $36,213 100.00%
D H Field Services Inc 5 $28,692 100.00%
Brand Farms Llc 5 $36,213 100.00%
Boehnke Waste Handling 5 $28,269 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Piper Jaffray Co 3 $91,867 30.00%
Hi Acquisition Corp 3 $71,448 30.00%
Express Scripts Inc 3 $92,664 30.00%
Dental Delivery Systems St Paul Dba The Smile Cen 3 $87,894 30.00%
United Computer Solutions Llc 3 $72,987 30.00%
Comsys Services Llc 3 $72,925 30.00%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 3 $86,875 30.00%
Barbri Inc 3 $87,249 30.00%
Bbdo Usa Llc 3 $175,139 33.33%
Bosch Security Systems Inc 3 $88,102 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 42,607 $73,257 92.57%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,591 $85,977 92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,698 $64,764 92.11%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,779 $79,077 95.81%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,818 $78,805 84.45%
Engineering Services 1,840 $65,601 89.80%
Other Computer Related Services 1,538 $74,664 87.89%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 1,516 $93,331 89.02%
Management Consulting Services 1,122 $75,607 87.11%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 1,081 $73,971 89.12%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 367 $32,973 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 303 $32,361 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 223 $36,360 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 195 $30,545 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 132 $31,197 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 109 $32,222 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 86 $33,157 100.00%
Apiculture 85 $31,438 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 81 $33,228 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 75 $27,359 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,433 $242,203 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 887 $231,117 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 529 $97,053 100.00%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 458 $90,777 100.00%
Commercial Banking 452 $106,145 100.00%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank 365 $96,319 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 347 $884,470 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 331 $91,060 100.00%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 262 $82,763 95.97%
Poultry Processing 224 $21,688 85.50%

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