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 %
Russia 11 $82,113 42.31%
Jordan 10 $57,166 38.46%
Australia 10 $98,526 43.48%
Chile 10 $68,242 45.45%
Guatemala 10 $43,417 47.62%
France 10 $89,087 47.62%
Spain 10 $68,180 52.63%
Italy 9 $67,709 47.37%
Germany 9 $87,354 50.00%
Japan 8 $79,165 47.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Inc 103 $87,067 91.96%
Itech Us Inc 103 $79,295 92.79%
Cyberthink Inc 102 $76,135 92.73%
Techvision Co 101 $83,413 91.82%
National Marrow Donor Program 99 $83,409 90.83%
Fastenal Company Purchasing 98 $58,014 90.74%
Minnetonka Public Schools 98 $41,221 90.74%
Arcus Technologies 95 $76,290 88.79%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 95 $87,220 89.62%
It Resources Inc 94 $81,413 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hoch Orchard And Gardens 7 $29,518 100.00%
Verlinde Farms Inc 7 $34,807 100.00%
Progressive Farms Llc 7 $32,427 100.00%
Kimmes Bauer Well Drilling Inc 7 $31,773 100.00%
Ideal Farms Inc 7 $34,424 100.00%
C R Koehl And Sons Inc 7 $33,589 100.00%
Soyko International Inc 7 $24,422 100.00%
Hoffman Mcnamara Co 7 $33,839 100.00%
Sorg Farms Partnership 6 $28,655 100.00%
Mitchell Farms Inc 6 $33,568 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawson Software Americas Inc 5 $79,714 31.25%
Savvysherpainc 5 $76,635 31.25%
Infosmart Systems Inc 5 $79,752 31.25%
Aon Benfield Inc 5 $70,100 33.33%
Olson Co Inc 5 $100,177 33.33%
Matrixcare 5 $80,400 33.33%
Gn Hearing Care Corporation 5 $87,368 33.33%
Wilson Law Group Llc 5 $50,927 33.33%
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $20,842 33.33%
Meyer Borgman Johnson Inc 5 $68,815 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