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University of Minnesota

Employer · Minnesota, United States

Employer address
Minnesota, United States
Applications on record
5,262
FY2025 applications
340
FY2026 to 30 June
265
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$71,032
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of Minnesota appears in 5,262 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 340.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Minnesota

170340FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
170340FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008324
FY2009296
FY2010267
FY2011248
FY2012246
FY2013247
FY2014281
FY2015259
FY2016258
FY2017249
FY2018279
FY2019281
FY2020259
FY2021277
FY2022262
FY2023335
FY2024289
FY2025340
FY2026*265
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*25015
FY202531822
FY202426722
FY202332114
FY202225012
FY202125126
FY202023821
FY201924833
FY201824930
FY201722227
FY201621543
FY201522534
FY201424437
FY201322918
FY201223412
FY201122127
FY201022740
FY200926729
FY200829331
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

University of Minnesota: applications by worksite state

1+2+3+4+6+
1+2+3+4+6+
Data table
StateApplications
MN5,201
MI8
MD7
CA6
CO6
NM5
IL4
NY4
MA4
OK3
WV3
WI3
NJ2
TN1
KS1
Worksite states
  1. Minnesota5,201
  2. Michigan8
  3. Maryland7
  4. California6
  5. Colorado6
  6. New Mexico5
  7. Illinois4
  8. New York4
  9. Massachusetts4
  10. Oklahoma3
Worksite cities
  1. Minneapolis, MN3,696
  2. Saint Paul, MN864
  3. Duluth, MN344
  4. Austin, MN121
  5. Morris, MN40
  6. Crookston, MN40
  7. Rochester, MN22
  8. Waseca, MN7
  9. Willmar, MN6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biological Scientists, All Other501
  2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary381
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists329
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary232
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary211
  6. Biochemists and Biophysicists204
  7. Physicians, All Other185
  8. Chemists143
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Associate954
  2. Assistant Professor950
  3. Research Associate396
  4. Researcher 5272
  5. Researcher 6191
  6. Post-doctoral Associate120
  7. Medical Resident93
  8. Medical Fellow85

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $71,032; middle half $61,008 to $90,334 · median prevailing wage $60,736 (marker) · 793 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I476
  2. Level II177
  3. Level III84
  4. Level IV35
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China88
  2. India59
  3. Canada57
  4. Germany22
  5. South Korea21
  6. Turkey13
  7. United Kingdom12
  8. Italy12
  9. Japan12
  10. Taiwan11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

115229FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
115229FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20091
FY2010165
FY20111
FY2012198
FY20132
FY2015173
FY2016206
FY2017195
FY2018174
FY20195
FY2020205
FY2021154
FY2022229
FY202377
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023411362
FY202212211072
FY2021790750
FY202010221032
FY20194010
FY20181191552
FY20178501105
FY20161210850
FY20151100631
FY20131010
FY20121210773
FY20110010
FY2010841811
FY20090010
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.268
  2. Davis and Goldfarb PLLC68
  3. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP37
  4. Bruner Law Group, PLLC17
  5. The Law Firm of Craig J Peterson LLC13
  6. Borene Law Firm, P.A.11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Minnesota

University of Minnesota has 5,262 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #5 of 1,922 sponsoring employers in Minnesota and #172 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 5.10% of the applications filed by employers based in Minnesota.

Rank in Minnesota
5 of 1,922
Rank in the United States
172 of 168,030
Share of Minnesota's applications
5.10%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Minnesota
130
Largest sponsoring employers in Minnesota
  1. Optum Services, Inc.7,301
  2. Mayo Clinic6,682
  3. U.S. Bank National Association6,564
  4. Medtronic, Inc.5,677
  5. University of Minnesota5,262
  6. Target Enterprise, Inc.3,386
  7. NCS Pearson, Inc.2,015
  8. United Healthcare Services, Inc.1,937
  9. Best Buy Co., Inc.1,829
  10. Sagitec Solutions, LLC1,628
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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