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 %
Veterinarians	2	$39,104	66.67%
Accountants	2	$43,053	66.67%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2	$39,281	66.67%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	2	$42,276	66.67%
Clinical Psychologists	2	$40,518	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$46,249	66.67%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$49,509	66.67%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	2	$56,212	100.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	2	$45,000	100.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	2	$51,730	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 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 %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1	$94,557	100.00%
Credit Unions	1	$39,291	100.00%
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	1	$60,715	100.00%
Wet Corn Milling And Starch Manufacturing	1	$90,314	100.00%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	1	$39,000	100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1	$86,590	100.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	1	$82,347	100.00%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	1	$56,077	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	1	$74,776	100.00%
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	1	$54,538	100.00%

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.