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Minnesota (MN)

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16,845

H-1B approvals (all yrs)

93%

LCA certification rate

1,601

Employers filing, latest yr

Top occupations shown

Where this fits nationally

// Minnesota highlighted

AKAlaska

MEMaine

WAWashington

MTMontana

NDNorth Dakota

MNMinnesota

WIWisconsin

MIMichigan

VTVermont

NHNew Hampshire

OROregon

IDIdaho

WYWyoming

SDSouth Dakota

IAIowa

ILIllinois

INIndiana

OHOhio

NYNew York

MAMassachusetts

RIRhode Island

CACalifornia

NVNevada

UTUtah

COColorado

NENebraska

KSKansas

MOMissouri

KYKentucky

WVWest Virginia

PAPennsylvania

NJNew Jersey

CTConnecticut

AZArizona

NMNew Mexico

OKOklahoma

ARArkansas

TNTennessee

VAVirginia

MDMaryland

DEDelaware

HIHawaii

TXTexas

LALouisiana

MSMississippi

ALAlabama

GAGeorgia

SCSouth Carolina

NCNorth Carolina

DCDistrict of Columbia

FLFlorida

LCA filings by year

// worksite in Minnesota

YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate

2025

6,557

6,09593.0%

2024

6,851

6,26791.5%

2023

7,930

7,27091.7%

2022

7,783

7,14891.8%

2021

11,511

10,79393.8%

2020

8,822

8,42395.5%

H-1B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

1,342

7794.6%

2024

1,461

3497.7%

2023

405

1596.4%

2022

1,448

2698.2%

2021

1,120

3097.4%

2020

1,099

8792.7%

2019

1,352

18887.8%

2018

876

15285.2%

2017

829

9090.2%

2016

840

H-2A petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

1,933

1799.1%

2024

2,291

2399.0%

2021

1,780

0100.0%

2020

1,629

0100.0%

2019

1,267

0100.0%

2018

1,098

0100.0%

2017

945

0100.0%

2016

786

0100.0%

2015

733

399.6%

H-2B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

763

0100.0%

2024

1,680

1599.1%

2019

957

2397.7%

2017

0—

2016

0—

2015

0—

Top employers (H-1B, latest year)

MAYO CLINIC223

University of Minnesota111

Southwest Metro Intermediate District 28845

Medtronic, Inc.44

RBC Capital Markets LLC43

International Quality Homecare Corporation32

U.S. Bank National Association31

Fridley Public Schools Independent School District 1423

Top occupations (LCA, latest year)

Software Developers1,624

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects483

Information Technology Project Managers252

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers248

Computer Systems Analysts205

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists178

Mechanical Engineers167

Computer Programmers165

Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE