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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North Dakota Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
6,470 54.29% $30,848 H-2A
4,751 39.87% $74,889 H-1B
653 5.48% $204,970 PERM
43 0.36% $59,012 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Dakota has seen a total of 11,917 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Dakota is the H-2A visa with 6,470 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 54.29% of North Dakota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-1B visa with 4,751 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 39.87% of North Dakota's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Dakota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 456 $46,593 89.59%
Software Developers, Applications 349 $65,910 89.49%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 314 $172,097 86.50%
Computer Systems Analysts 304 $57,282 90.75%
Computer Programmers 251 $47,501 93.66%
Internists, General 206 $137,416 83.06%
Family and General Practitioners 117 $159,843 89.31%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 106 $67,329 81.54%
Mechanical Engineers 90 $65,706 81.82%
Computer Occupations, All Other 86 $59,489 87.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 65 $123,205 30.23%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 51 $96,850 86.44%
Software Developers, Applications 31 $70,056 72.09%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 31 $48,486 134.78%
Cooks, Restaurant 23 $25,412 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 22 $21,854 104.76%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 19 $38,942 105.56%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 16 $27,713 100.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 16 $29,992 114.29%
Family and General Practitioners 15 $123,225 125.00%
North Dakota Employees Over Time
North Dakota has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 317 employees were hired. North Dakota peaked in 2015 with 438 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 400 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in North Dakota From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 77 $84,395 39.09%
South Africa 62 $50,824 55.36%
Philippines 41 $42,809 41.41%
Canada 40 $108,696 47.62%
Mexico 33 $36,146 57.89%
China 15 $55,899 38.46%
South Korea 11 $88,531 35.48%
Pakistan 10 $89,455 41.67%
Nepal 10 $78,026 50.00%
Nigeria 9 $70,827 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Packers Plus Energy Services Usa Inc 1 $50,357 100.00%
Tesoro Companies Inc 1 $50,357 100.00%
Ch Trade Llc 1 $50,398 100.00%
Southwest Healthcare Services 1 $50,502 100.00%
Mckenzie County Public School District One 1 $50,565 100.00%
Dizer Corp 1 $50,752 100.00%
New Town Public Schools 1 $50,850 100.00%
W G Yates Sons Construction Company 1 $51,230 100.00%
Munich Public District 19 1 $51,300 100.00%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 1 $51,314 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscaping Services 2 $35,152 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $32,718 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 2 $32,375 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 2 $33,654 100.00%
Farm Management Services 2 $29,120 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $32,115 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 2 $35,152 100.00%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 1 $36,046 50.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,046 50.00%
Cotton Ginning 1 $29,120 50.00%

North Dakota Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in North Dakota to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in North Dakota over all years is $74,889. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage