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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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 2 $46,249 100.00%
Epidemiologists 2 $71,136 100.00%
Database Architects 2 $53,914 100.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $42,276 100.00%
Sales Managers 2 $58,937 100.00%
Conservation Scientists 2 $80,881 100.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 2 $27,518 100.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $49,509 100.00%
Physician Assistants 2 $90,678 100.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $39,780 100.00%
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 %
Ukraine 10 $39,050 52.63%
Bangladesh 9 $40,129 50.00%
Moldova 8 $35,389 50.00%
Brazil 7 $82,031 43.75%
Colombia 5 $80,067 38.46%
Jamaica 5 $46,526 41.67%
Indonesia 4 $71,015 33.33%
Syria 4 $151,346 36.36%
Poland 4 $118,883 40.00%
Thailand 3 $42,634 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dronebase Inc 1 $97,510 100.00%
Trynzic 1 $99,341 100.00%
Krista Johnson Dmd Pllc 1 $100,714 100.00%
East Carolina University 1 $102,197 100.00%
Infosys Bpo Ltd 1 $102,752 100.00%
Belk Inc 1 $102,960 100.00%
Datalink Networks Inc 1 $104,270 100.00%
Doucet Associates Inc 1 $105,186 100.00%
Joy Dental Management Group 1 $107,037 100.00%
Renoir Management Corporation 1 $107,619 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fetch Honey And Bees 3 $22,942 100.00%
Randy S Henke 3 $36,137 100.00%
Fegley Farms Llc 3 $34,854 100.00%
Mv Collette Farms 3 $35,540 100.00%
Donald Zimbleman 3 $37,662 100.00%
Langton Farms 3 $24,086 100.00%
Bradley Narloch 3 $36,137 100.00%
Kevin Opp Farms 3 $28,988 100.00%
Glinz Farm 3 $28,288 100.00%
Mcmahon Farms 3 $34,854 100.00%
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