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 %
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 9 $44,745 81.82%
Hydrologists 9 $52,877 81.82%
Recreation Workers 9 $29,182 81.82%
Health Educators 9 $39,358 81.82%
Music Directors and Composers 9 $48,147 81.82%
Librarians 9 $49,271 81.82%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 9 $35,411 81.82%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 8 $46,829 80.00%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 8 $55,802 80.00%
Curators 8 $37,874 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 1 $53,790 20.00%
Credit Analysts 1 $99,861 20.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $53,560 20.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $56,867 20.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $58,614 20.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $61,520 20.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $37,980 20.00%
Physician Assistants 1 $113,568 20.00%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 1 $55,994 20.00%
Podiatrists 1 $56,701 20.00%
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 %
Ukraine 15 $51,035 46.88%
Venezuela 14 $79,056 45.16%
Egypt 14 $78,843 46.67%
Malaysia 14 $84,023 46.67%
Burma (myanmar) 14 $29,869 48.28%
Kenya 13 $68,640 46.43%
Ghana 13 $14,716,947 48.15%
Costa Rica 13 $95,514 50.00%
Iran 12 $48,706 46.15%
Ethiopia 11 $54,560 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Starkey Laboratories Inc 241 $83,369 88.60%
General Mills Inc 239 $89,362 89.85%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 235 $73,868 89.35%
Oracle America Inc 234 $99,961 89.66%
University Of Minnesota Physicians 233 $101,969 89.27%
Genisys Technologies Inc 230 $76,066 88.80%
Dc Group Inc 227 $57,955 88.33%
Persistent Systems Inc 212 $68,078 83.79%
Intellectt Inc 210 $87,129 87.14%
Larsen Toubro Limited 206 $42,857 87.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Monda Honey Farm Inc 12 $29,777 100.00%
Lundeen Harvesting 12 $23,955 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 12 $38,842 100.00%
Prosser Kuznia Gp 12 $28,905 100.00%
Schaefer Farms Inc 12 $29,773 100.00%
Altenburg Construction Inc 12 $39,615 100.00%
Foslien Custom Harvesting Inc 11 $27,411 100.00%
Farmco Supply Co Llp 11 $29,201 100.00%
Anderson Truck Farm 11 $29,262 100.00%
Paplow Harvesting 11 $24,103 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medica Health Plans 15 $95,493 34.09%
Healtheast Medical Research Institute 15 $164,823 34.09%
Lb Pork Inc 15 $29,504 34.88%
Pointclickcare Technologies Usa Corp 15 $89,425 34.88%
Professional Consulting Inc 14 $96,242 34.15%
Permasteelisa North America Corp 14 $61,868 35.90%
St Olaf College 13 $49,358 34.21%
Soo Line Railroad Company 13 $103,949 35.14%
Andersen Corporation 13 $113,898 35.14%
Infor Us Inc 13 $93,794 36.11%

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