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 %
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 2 $76,087 66.67%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 2 $28,559 66.67%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2 $31,242 66.67%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 2 $51,730 66.67%
Radiologic Technologists 2 $52,125 100.00%
Web Developers 2 $57,720 100.00%
Training and Development Specialists 2 $53,217 100.00%
Mathematicians 2 $86,123 100.00%
Bioinformatics Scientists 2 $60,404 100.00%
Document Management Specialists 2 $41,527 100.00%
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 %
India 81 $83,582 39.90%
South Africa 70 $50,885 49.65%
Philippines 58 $41,428 43.61%
Mexico 47 $36,453 54.02%
Canada 42 $107,536 48.28%
Nepal 18 $66,837 42.86%
China 17 $57,656 41.46%
Pakistan 13 $79,820 43.33%
South Korea 12 $85,768 40.00%
Nigeria 10 $65,947 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 1 $112,923 100.00%
Salesforcecom Inc 1 $114,566 100.00%
Apergy Artificial Lift Systems Llc 1 $117,645 100.00%
Automotive Rentals Inc 1 $118,685 100.00%
Jhw Services Llc 1 $119,725 100.00%
Psj Acquisitions Llc 1 $124,010 100.00%
Psj Acquisition Llc Dba Prairie St Johns Hosp 1 $124,010 100.00%
Rockwater Energy Solutions Inc 1 $130,707 100.00%
Hatch Inc 1 $154,482 100.00%
Fargo Moorhead Dental Dentures Pc 1 $171,662 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chips Bees 3 $28,995 100.00%
Dakota Pro Landscape Services Llc 3 $36,137 100.00%
Marshall Craft Farms 3 $32,476 100.00%
Christopher Helgoe 3 $36,137 100.00%
Mitzel Farms 3 $28,447 100.00%
Chad Elbert 3 $30,333 100.00%
Bradley R Schneider 3 $35,547 100.00%
Alan Collette Farming Assc 3 $36,733 100.00%
Sydney Lawler 3 $36,137 100.00%
Lonnie Thompson Dba Thompson Apiaries Inc 3 $22,644 100.00%
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