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 %
Software Developers, Applications 17,865 $85,450 91.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 14,139 $74,753 93.03%
Computer Programmers 8,850 $62,655 90.34%
Computer Occupations, All Other 7,114 $67,359 92.31%
Management Analysts 1,685 $72,229 90.74%
Mechanical Engineers 1,682 $77,160 92.83%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,617 $92,709 89.68%
Web Developers 1,384 $58,267 98.58%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,254 $102,386 90.15%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,238 $54,225 91.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,176 $32,138 207.04%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 487 $32,236 204.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 214 $32,305 94.27%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $30,792 85.90%
Construction Laborers 49 $40,147 58.33%
Nursery Workers 34 $30,354 50.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $52,324 25.86%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 14 $35,411 28.57%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $32,649 12.24%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 4 $41,985 9.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,052 $882,460 92.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 296 $736,614 73.63%
Computer Occupations, All Other 207 $89,721 74.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 137 $109,831 67.82%
Nursing Assistants 119 $31,429 58.91%
Industrial Engineers 106 $83,509 57.61%
Mechanical Engineers 95 $76,802 73.64%
Animal Scientists 93 $44,606 84.55%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 88 $84,408 92.63%
Electrical Engineers 88 $84,976 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Epeople Technologies Inc 20 $75,204 86.96%
Green Tree Servicing Llc 20 $76,996 90.91%
Cerebra Consulting Inc 20 $81,369 90.91%
Globalpoint Inc 20 $75,340 90.91%
Dataserv Inc 20 $68,500 90.91%
Verscend Technologies Inc 20 $78,446 90.91%
Infolob Solutions Inc 20 $68,745 90.91%
Adbakx Llc 20 $77,632 90.91%
Infomerica Inc 20 $62,206 90.91%
Cs Solutions Inc 20 $91,254 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dan Jerrys Greenhouse Of Mn Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Dan And Jerrys Greenhouse Inc 1 $25,002 100.00%
Richard Balstad 1 $20,821 100.00%
Rodriguez Citrus Harvesting Inc 1 $31,970 100.00%
Helena Agri Enterprises Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Rinke Farms Dba Rinke Farms 1 $23,150 100.00%
Gerald Coughlin 1 $28,163 100.00%
Ag Plus Cooperative 1 $38,480 100.00%
Paplow Harvesting Trucking 1 $21,509 100.00%
Markit County Grain Llc 1 $29,952 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nsfm Cooking Inc 1 $46,821 33.33%
Superior Industries Inc 1 $98,176 33.33%
Twin City Clarage Llc 1 $83,138 33.33%
Cook Area Health Services Inc 1 $124,634 33.33%
Mary T Inc 1 $55,848 33.33%
Anthem Inc 1 $108,264 33.33%
Ativa Medical Corporation 1 $79,872 33.33%
Milestone Av Technologies 1 $75,691 33.33%
Viavi Solutions Inc 1 $77,917 33.33%
Meyer Scherer Rockcastle Ltd 1 $30,306 33.33%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

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