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 %
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 %
North Dakota State Hospital	2	$187,502	100.00%
Chi St Alexius Health Fka St Alexius Medical Center	2	$187,199	100.00%
Wishek Hospital Clinics Association	2	$204,651	100.00%
Lenora Systems Inc	2	$0	100.00%
Congensys Corp	2	$74,381	100.00%
Passage To India Inc	2	$28,559	100.00%
North Dakota Museum Of Art	2	$27,518	100.00%
Spencer Bina Farm	2	$29,380	100.00%
Dale A Kuhn	2	$29,297	100.00%
County Of Nelson Dakota Prairie	2	$31,185	100.00%

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 %
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	54	$144,598	88.52%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	53	$65,273	88.33%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations	41	$63,072	69.49%
Medical Laboratories	36	$48,524	85.71%
Office Administrative Services	34	$51,035	82.93%
Oil And Gas Extraction	34	$98,977	91.89%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	31	$69,313	96.88%
Other Computer Related Services	25	$63,259	89.29%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	17	$81,617	100.00%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	15	$50,150	88.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	144	$33,134	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	115	$28,900	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	102	$28,173	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	87	$31,925	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	75	$29,146	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	66	$31,360	100.00%
Crop Production	55	$33,301	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	50	$31,241	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	49	$31,944	100.00%
Wheat Farming	46	$29,182	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$49,436	40.00%
Janitorial Services	5	$263,611	27.78%
Wheat Farming	5	$38,305	33.33%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing	4	$41,766	26.67%
Amusement And Theme Parks	4	$37,424	26.67%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	4	$59,571	28.57%
Cattle Feedlots	3	$27,415	21.43%
Management Consulting Services	3	$88,650	23.08%
Grain And Oilseed Milling	3	$57,138	25.00%
Soybean Farming	3	$47,625	25.00%

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.