State trend · MN

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in Minnesota

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in Minnesota, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
16,119
Employers (2026)
389
Median Wage (2026)
$85,046

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Minnesota-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. U.S. Bank National Association 968 PERM
  2. 2. Optum Services, Inc. 812 PERM
  3. 3. Medtronic, Inc. 480 PERM
  4. 4. Target Enterprise, Inc. 467 PERM
  5. 5. University of Minnesota 446 PERM
  6. 6. BEST BUY CO., INC. 411 PERM
  7. 7. RIVERVIEW LLP 338 PERM
  8. 8. Cummins Inc. 271 PERM
  9. 9. Turkey Valley Farms 224 PERM
  10. 10. Presbyterian Homes and Services 196 PERM
  11. 11. Seagate US LLC 190 PERM
  12. 12. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 189 PERM
  13. 13. Accenture LLP 187 PERM
  14. 14. SAGITEC SOLUTIONS LLC 176 PERM
  15. 15. Mayo Clinic 162 PERM
  16. 16. United HealthCare Services, Inc. 160 PERM
  17. 17. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 156 PERM
  18. 18. Group Health Plan, Inc. 155 PERM
  19. 19. Hyder Investments Inc. 132 PERM
  20. 20. Logic Information Systems, Inc. 103 PERM

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