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 %
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 %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 56 $61,030 84.85%
Cyma Systems Inc 56 $72,313 84.85%
Avco Consulting Inc 56 $87,048 87.50%
Lead It Corporation 55 $73,726 87.30%
Maritz Consulting Group Inc 55 $68,334 87.30%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 55 $64,994 88.71%
Tennant Company 55 $98,268 88.71%
E Giants Technologies Llc 55 $81,269 88.71%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 54 $103,110 88.52%
Conflux Systems Inc 54 $87,866 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Gold Farms Inc 5 $39,823 100.00%
Elmore Truck Repair 5 $36,396 100.00%
Pelan Land Cattle Inc 5 $23,991 100.00%
Risacher Farms Trucking Llc 5 $33,284 100.00%
Guy Koehl 4 $32,656 100.00%
Big Stone Ag Service 4 $32,490 100.00%
Gerten Greenhouses Garden Center Inc 4 $34,117 100.00%
Marlin Dahl Farms 4 $32,412 100.00%
Heins Valley Creek Nursery 4 $21,223 100.00%
Mike Hinz 4 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Augsburg College 3 $51,396 33.33%
Wsb Associates Inc 3 $89,232 33.33%
Grand Szechuan 3 $48,187 33.33%
Select Source International 3 $98,613 33.33%
Jdv Restaurant Inc 3 $28,753 33.33%
Physicians Group Of New Ulm Ltd 3 $164,639 33.33%
Spire Credit Union 3 $76,496 33.33%
Rahr Corporation 3 $113,090 33.33%
Crest Electronics Inc 3 $74,845 33.33%
Field Nation Llc 3 $83,720 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