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 %
Eficens Systems Llc 26 $89,671 89.66%
Ventois Inc 26 $85,224 89.66%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 26 $91,806 89.66%
Affiliated Community Medical Centers Pa 26 $188,604 89.66%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 25 $84,184 86.21%
Tech Matrix Inc 25 $87,187 89.29%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 25 $87,619 89.29%
Dell Marketing Lp 25 $86,648 89.29%
Riverview Inc 25 $44,626 89.29%
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Llc 25 $92,358 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Van Erkel Farms 1 $22,422 100.00%
Randy Johnk Farm 1 $38,480 100.00%
Clearbrook Honey Farms 1 $23,899 100.00%
Eisele Greenhouse Inc 1 $25,043 100.00%
Andrew Dahl 1 $25,002 100.00%
Pflipsen Farms Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Ramsey Construction 1 $40,061 100.00%
Eric Thronson Thronson Farms 1 $27,165 100.00%
Silverstreak Dairies Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Aggassiz Farms Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evolution1 1 $76,500 33.33%
Me Global Inc 1 $96,262 33.33%
Northeast Metro 916 1 $37,719 33.33%
Golden Wok Chen Inc 1 $25,043 33.33%
Imris Inc 1 $79,602 33.33%
Lifecore Biomedical Llc 1 $79,100 33.33%
Zimmer Spine Inc 1 $99,600 33.33%
Program For Aid To Victims Of Sexual Assault 1 $60,362 33.33%
Ainsley Shea Communications 1 $66,414 33.33%
Hua Zheng Inc Dba Hunan Garden 1 $24,648 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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