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 %
Forensic Valuation Associates Llc 1 $63,045 100.00%
Zai Global Inc 1 $63,253 100.00%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 1 $63,253 100.00%
Wsb Llc 1 $63,294 100.00%
Delta Vacations Llc 1 $63,523 100.00%
Automotive Robotics Incorporated 1 $63,606 100.00%
Tekniti Llc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Piterion North America Inc 1 $64,314 100.00%
Smp Health St Aloisius 1 $64,355 100.00%
Sapnexus Llc 1 $64,646 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peterson Farm 4 $30,342 100.00%
St Croix Farm 4 $28,605 100.00%
Sniper Ag Llc 4 $35,365 100.00%
Jacobsen Farms Partnership 4 $30,742 100.00%
Price Farm And Ranch 4 $37,076 100.00%
Stein Seed Co Llc 4 $30,644 100.00%
Jj Harvesting And Trucking 4 $41,246 100.00%
Steckler Ranch Inc 4 $37,076 100.00%
Chase Holsten 4 $34,897 100.00%
Steven Erfle 4 $32,157 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

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 $74,743. 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