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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
8
Top occupations shown
Where this fits nationally
// Minnesota highlighted
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LCA
filings by year
// worksite in Minnesota
Fiscal Year
LCA volume
Certified
Rate
2025
6,557
6,095
93.0%
2024
6,851
6,267
91.5%
2023
7,930
7,270
91.7%
2022
7,783
7,148
91.8%
2021
11,511
10,793
93.8%
2020
8,822
8,423
95.5%
H-1B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
1,342
77
94.6%
2024
1,461
34
97.7%
2023
*
405
15
96.4%
2022
1,448
26
98.2%
2021
1,120
30
97.4%
2020
1,099
87
92.7%
2019
1,352
188
87.8%
2018
876
152
85.2%
2017
829
90
90.2%
2016
H-2A petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
1,933
17
99.1%
2024
2,291
23
99.0%
2021
1,780
0
100.0%
2020
1,629
0
100.0%
2019
1,267
0
100.0%
2018
1,098
0
100.0%
2017
945
0
100.0%
2016
786
0
100.0%
2015
733
3
99.6%
H-2B petitions by year
// approvals / denials by fiscal year
Fiscal Year
Approvals
Denials
Rate
2025
763
0
100.0%
2024
1,680
15
99.1%
2019
957
23
97.7%
2017
0
0
—
2016
0
0
—
2015
0
0
—
Top employers (H-1B, latest year)
MAYO CLINIC
223
University of Minnesota
111
Southwest Metro Intermediate District 288
45
Medtronic, Inc.
44
RBC Capital Markets LLC
43
International Quality Homecare Corporation
32
U.S. Bank National Association
31
Fridley Public Schools Independent School District 14
23
Top occupations (LCA, latest year)
Software Developers
1,624
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
483
Information Technology Project Managers
252
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
248
Computer Systems Analysts
205
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
178
Mechanical Engineers
167
Computer Programmers
165
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Top employer: MAYO CLINIC →
Top occupation: Software Developers →
Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.
SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE
840
61
93.2%
2015
818
54
93.8%
2014
865
62
93.3%
2013
943
65
93.6%
2012
932
45
95.4%
2011
907
56
94.2%
2010
671
55
92.4%
2009
937
108
89.7%
* Source data for this fiscal year is an incomplete snapshot, not a real year-over-year drop.
