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 %
North Dakota State University 310 $49,447 72.43%
Sanford Clinic North 285 $154,293 79.83%
University Of North Dakota 257 $56,687 91.79%
Microsoft Corporation 234 $58,682 88.30%
Sanford Bismarck 133 $144,060 85.26%
Altru Health System 120 $175,072 97.56%
Infonero Inc 109 $57,452 96.46%
The University Of North Dakota 104 $49,032 94.55%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 104 $50,140 94.55%
Innovis Health Llc 90 $103,271 86.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 122 $57,864 100.00%
Trinity Health 43 $126,432 44.79%
Sanford Bismarck 40 $57,067 42.55%
Infonero Inc 33 $59,323 47.83%
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company 23 $63,244 45.10%
Prairie View Landscaping Nursery Inc 9 $28,850 18.00%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo 8 $43,007 18.18%
West River Health Services 8 $48,184 18.60%
Towner County Medical Center 7 $51,453 17.50%
Thrifty Drug Stores Inc 4 $100,766 12.12%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 144 $33,134 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 115 $28,900 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 102 $28,173 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 87 $31,925 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 75 $29,146 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 66 $31,360 100.00%
Crop Production 55 $33,301 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 50 $31,241 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 49 $31,944 100.00%
Wheat Farming 46 $29,182 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 8 $49,436 40.00%
Janitorial Services 5 $263,611 27.78%
Wheat Farming 5 $38,305 33.33%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 4 $41,766 26.67%
Amusement And Theme Parks 4 $37,424 26.67%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 4 $59,571 28.57%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $27,415 21.43%
Management Consulting Services 3 $88,650 23.08%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 3 $57,138 25.00%
Soybean Farming 3 $47,625 25.00%

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