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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,420 80.00%
Cost Estimators 4 $56,971 80.00%
Librarians 4 $51,709 80.00%
Human Resources Specialists 4 $53,674 80.00%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4 $54,762 100.00%
Occupational Therapists 4 $66,768 100.00%
Computer Network Architects 4 $74,891 100.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 3 $48,698 75.00%
Editors 3 $35,078 75.00%
Data Warehousing Specialists 3 $41,857 75.00%
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 %
University Of Mary 26 $61,406 83.87%
Advantage It Inc 26 $50,522 92.86%
Infosys Limited 26 $62,285 100.00%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo 25 $43,394 96.15%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 24 $66,797 96.00%
West River Health Services 24 $45,283 96.00%
Larsen Toubro Limited 21 $37,919 87.50%
Sanford 21 $48,998 95.45%
Tioga Medical Center 19 $68,159 90.48%
Hcl America Inc 19 $56,232 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
William Marvin Ongstad Farm 2 $30,618 33.33%
Chi St Josephs Health 2 $48,859 33.33%
Aldevron Llc 2 $58,906 33.33%
Mill Farms 2 $52,874 33.33%
Weckerly Farms 2 $28,756 40.00%
Clark Equipment Company 2 $119,912 40.00%
Agt Foods 2 $56,618 40.00%
North Dakota Pig Cooperative 2 $28,725 40.00%
Hall Trucking Inc 2 $68,994 50.00%
Terpening Construction Inc 2 $42,536 50.00%

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