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 %
Commercial and Industrial Designers 576 $46,992 89.58%
Information Technology Project Managers 524 $86,330 94.41%
Family and General Practitioners 479 $140,688 92.29%
Statisticians 447 $73,982 88.87%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 441 $81,020 89.09%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 436 $46,393 88.26%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 423 $52,148 85.98%
Financial Analysts 418 $67,427 94.36%
Information Security Analysts 397 $86,968 93.19%
Biomedical Engineers 375 $76,409 90.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 37 $44,558 94.87%
Family and General Practitioners 36 $129,515 100.00%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 32 $21,445 94.12%
Civil Engineers 32 $70,343 94.12%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 31 $56,245 96.88%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 30 $27,686 103.45%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 30 $82,627 107.14%
Home Health Aides 30 $26,190 107.14%
Biomedical Engineers 27 $93,270 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 25 $90,932 100.00%
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 %
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