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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts 5 $70,583 83.33%
Physical Therapists 5 $70,907 83.33%
Nurse Practitioners 5 $89,889 83.33%
Computer Network Support Specialists 4 $46,836 66.67%
Economists 4 $43,987 80.00%
Health Educators 4 $53,186 80.00%
Medical and Health Services Managers 4 $67,070 80.00%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 4 $53,061 80.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 $51,092 80.00%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 4 $51,246 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Noridian Healthcare Solutions 40 $60,023 86.96%
Chi St Alexius Health 39 $181,079 90.70%
Minot State University 36 $52,833 87.80%
Tavant Technologies Inc 34 $58,925 87.18%
Hess Corporation 34 $98,977 89.47%
Wipro Limited 33 $53,737 86.84%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 31 $52,715 83.78%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 29 $65,986 82.86%
Presentation Medical Center 29 $47,205 90.63%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 28 $53,272 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moore Engineering Inc 3 $70,741 33.33%
Eagle Creek Software Services 3 $52,229 33.33%
Doosan Infracore International Inc 2 $61,870 25.00%
Serco Global Services Llc 2 $107,287 25.00%
Steven Heger 2 $41,111 25.00%
Chi Mercy Hospital 2 $48,152 25.00%
Roughriders Hospitalities Llp 2 $21,310 28.57%
Noridian Health Care Solutions 2 $43,420 28.57%
Bismarck Skyline Hotel Partners Llc 2 $21,310 28.57%
Doosan Information And Communications America Llc 2 $79,622 33.33%

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