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 %
Prairie Ridge Dairies Llc 2 $48,236 100.00%
Pay Dak Dairy 2 $40,581 100.00%
Hermes Technologies Inc 2 $41,018 100.00%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 2 $41,933 100.00%
Ksoft Systems Inc 2 $45,480 100.00%
Xceltech Inc 2 $45,458 100.00%
Beaver Creek Archaeology Inc 2 $43,836 100.00%
Construction Engineers Ltd 2 $44,523 100.00%
Usda Agricultural Research Service 2 $46,020 100.00%
Cisco Systems Inc 1 $0 50.00%
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 %
Wood Container And Pallet Manufacturing 1 $57,699 100.00%
Machine Shops 1 $84,510 100.00%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 1 $29,500 100.00%
Real Estate Property Managers 1 $37,170 100.00%
Independent Artists Writers And Performers 1 $43,368 100.00%
Satellite Telecommunications 1 $42,910 100.00%
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $54,267 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 1 $36,213 100.00%
Veterinary Services 1 $53,934 100.00%
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas 1 $70,450 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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