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 %
Farm and Home Management Advisors 3 $37,953 75.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 3 $41,385 75.00%
Compliance Officers 3 $41,558 75.00%
Managers, All Other 3 $61,519 75.00%
Biomedical Engineers 3 $71,437 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 3 $43,361 100.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 3 $53,414 100.00%
Clergy 3 $43,292 100.00%
Public Relations Specialists 3 $51,362 100.00%
Editors 3 $35,078 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Portugal 1 $68,806 100.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $187,199 100.00%
France 1 $29,619 100.00%
Ireland 1 $38,522 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $57,637 100.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $49,234 100.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $145,621 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $133,890 100.00%
Italy 1 $37,190 100.00%
Singapore 1 $36,525 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medallia Inc 1 $91,707 100.00%
Department Of Medicine Medical Service Group At 1 $92,102 100.00%
Dunn Diehl Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $94,078 100.00%
Softpros Inc 1 $94,203 100.00%
3s Business Corporation Inc 1 $94,203 100.00%
Ida North America Inc 1 $94,557 100.00%
Saturn Infotech Inc 1 $95,000 100.00%
Thrifty White Drugstores Inc 1 $96,533 100.00%
Multivision Llc 1 $96,574 100.00%
Ida Of Moorhead Corporation 1 $96,595 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koenig Farms Inc 3 $36,137 100.00%
Woodworth Honey Bees Llc 3 $28,122 100.00%
Cliff Tollefson 3 $36,137 100.00%
Buhr Erickson Farms Partnership 3 $36,137 100.00%
Bruce A Teubner 3 $36,137 100.00%
Leo Betty Rust 3 $30,340 100.00%
Robin Vculek Farm 3 $23,587 100.00%
Nicholas Otto 3 $37,419 100.00%
Blaha Pheasant Farm 3 $34,452 100.00%
Bjornstad Farms 3 $36,733 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,426 $114,916 87.43%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 887 $53,010 82.59%
Custom Computer Programming Services 788 $57,002 91.10%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 240 $48,851 94.49%
Engineering Services 205 $60,922 87.61%
Computer Systems Design Services 113 $64,832 88.28%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 108 $66,345 91.53%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 86 $59,805 86.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 80 $72,214 87.91%
Management Consulting Services 59 $59,502 93.65%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,759 $32,865 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,304 $32,975 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 446 $34,722 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 380 $34,647 100.00%
Apiculture 374 $31,738 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 369 $31,631 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 290 $32,476 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 277 $32,652 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 233 $34,793 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 223 $33,851 100.00%

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 $74,743. 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