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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2	$39,780	66.67%
Animal Breeders	2	$29,297	66.67%
Healthcare Social Workers	2	$30,950	66.67%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2	$31,242	66.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$32,718	66.67%
Training and Development Specialists	2	$53,217	66.67%
Document Management Specialists	2	$41,527	66.67%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	2	$38,366	66.67%
Information Security Analysts	2	$61,911	66.67%
Sociologists	2	$42,516	66.67%

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 400 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Romania	2	$24,700	40.00%
Germany	2	$54,960	40.00%
Mongolia	2	$76,482	40.00%
Greece	2	$121,882	50.00%
Kenya	2	$110,187	50.00%
Lebanon	2	$86,133	50.00%
Belarus	2	$43,181	50.00%
Honduras	2	$31,731	50.00%
Iran	2	$109,730	50.00%
Iraq	2	$82,784	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
North Dakota State University	310	$49,447	72.43%
Sanford Clinic North	285	$154,293	79.83%
University Of North Dakota	257	$56,687	91.79%
Microsoft Corporation	234	$58,682	88.30%
Sanford Bismarck	133	$144,060	85.26%
Altru Health System	120	$175,072	97.56%
Infonero Inc	109	$57,452	96.46%
The University Of North Dakota	104	$49,032	94.55%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	104	$50,140	94.55%
Innovis Health Llc	90	$103,271	86.54%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Microsoft Corporation	122	$57,864	100.00%
Trinity Health	43	$126,432	44.79%
Sanford Bismarck	40	$57,067	42.55%
Infonero Inc	33	$59,323	47.83%
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company	23	$63,244	45.10%
Prairie View Landscaping Nursery Inc	9	$28,850	18.00%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo	8	$43,007	18.18%
West River Health Services	8	$48,184	18.60%
Towner County Medical Center	7	$51,453	17.50%
Thrifty Drug Stores Inc	4	$100,766	12.12%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	3	$42,585	100.00%
Payroll Services	3	$46,405	100.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services	3	$57,429	100.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	3	$168,321	100.00%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing	2	$60,424	66.67%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	2	$69,233	66.67%
Beet Sugar Manufacturing	2	$86,508	66.67%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	2	$57,762	66.67%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	2	$81,557	66.67%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing	2	$79,633	66.67%

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.