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
7,943 56.93% $32,222 H-2A
5,234 37.51% $74,743 H-1B
729 5.23% $188,278 PERM
46 0.33% $59,002 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, North Dakota has seen a total of 13,952 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in North Dakota is the H-2A visa with 7,943 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 56.93% of North Dakota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-1B visa with 5,234 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 37.51% of North Dakota's total visas.

Top Occupations in North Dakota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Librarians 4 $51,709 80.00%
Health Educators 4 $53,186 80.00%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4 $54,762 80.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 4 $56,004 80.00%
Cost Estimators 4 $56,971 80.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 $51,092 80.00%
Industrial Production Managers 4 $94,562 80.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,420 80.00%
Physicists 4 $85,732 100.00%
Human Resources Specialists 4 $53,674 100.00%
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 64 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peru 3 $149,122 33.33%
Jordan 3 $153,829 37.50%
Russia 3 $55,119 42.86%
Ghana 3 $49,830 42.86%
Sri Lanka 3 $58,490 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $55,688 42.86%
United Kingdom 3 $105,317 42.86%
Venezuela 3 $64,695 50.00%
Nicaragua 3 $29,335 50.00%
Egypt 3 $119,357 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North Dakota State University 340 $50,572 71.43%
Sanford Clinic North 296 $151,781 80.43%
University Of North Dakota 291 $57,764 92.38%
Microsoft Corporation 243 $58,454 88.69%
Sanford Bismarck 144 $144,613 84.71%
Altru Health System 127 $180,724 97.69%
Infonero Inc 121 $58,902 96.03%
The University Of North Dakota 104 $49,032 84.55%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 104 $50,140 92.86%
Sanford Health 101 $44,785 91.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Four Star Ag 27 $32,287 100.00%
Stedman Farms 24 $29,358 100.00%
Harvest Honey Inc 23 $31,406 100.00%
Brian Vculek Farm 22 $31,555 100.00%
United Agronomy Llc 21 $31,915 100.00%
Feland Brothers Farms 20 $32,319 100.00%
Flick Farms 20 $34,725 100.00%
Redding Farms Inc 18 $31,454 100.00%
Eric Nystuen 18 $32,134 100.00%
Dwight Schilling 17 $31,915 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 122 $57,864 100.00%
Trinity Health 43 $126,432 41.75%
Sanford Bismarck 42 $57,659 43.75%
Infonero Inc 33 $59,323 46.48%
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company 23 $63,244 44.23%
Two Ten Twenty Pizza Inc 15 $22,027 29.41%
West River Health Services 11 $48,816 23.91%
All Finish Concrete Inc 11 $34,258 25.58%
Prairie View Landscaping Nursery Inc 9 $28,850 21.43%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo 8 $43,007 19.05%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

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 $74,743. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage