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 %
Cameroon 5 $58,232 41.67%
Syria 5 $140,808 41.67%
Zambia 5 $36,130 41.67%
Uganda 4 $87,797 36.36%
Somalia 4 $63,614 36.36%
Hong Kong 4 $86,336 40.00%
Romania 4 $62,670 44.44%
Rwanda 3 $76,287 33.33%
Bulgaria 3 $57,244 37.50%
Singapore 3 $91,673 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
California Creative Solutions Inc 22 $76,763 91.67%
Imcs Group Inc 22 $73,043 91.67%
Verinon Technology Solutions Ltd 22 $77,820 91.67%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 22 $79,500 91.67%
Prime Consulting Llc 22 $81,614 91.67%
Cliff It Solutions Inc 22 $85,189 91.67%
Corporate Solutions General Inc 22 $79,970 91.67%
Procal Technologies Inc 22 $87,604 91.67%
Responsive Technologies Inc 22 $74,393 91.67%
Rose International Inc 22 $88,583 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brandon James Langaas 1 $38,480 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc 1 $30,618 100.00%
Trilogy Ag Group 1 $36,067 100.00%
Didrikson Farms 1 $31,970 100.00%
Robb Q Dohman Farm Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Three Branch Ranch Jv 1 $36,067 100.00%
Kasel Ag Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Sever Peterson Farm Inc 1 $22,422 100.00%
Next Generation Pork Inc 1 $23,899 100.00%
Schmitz Grain Inc 1 $24,045 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Austin Public Schools 1 $63,715 33.33%
Kerry Inc 1 $87,922 33.33%
Mobe Llc 1 $95,035 33.33%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 1 $93,184 33.33%
Johnstech International Corporation 1 $71,136 33.33%
Taneja Education Services Inc 1 $62,608 33.33%
Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc 1 $155,480 33.33%
Intelligent Quality Solutions Inc 1 $74,984 33.33%
Schwing America 1 $62,982 33.33%
Universal Care Clinics 1 $43,909 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