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 %
Physicists 2 $96,117 100.00%
Epidemiologists 2 $71,136 100.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 2 $76,087 100.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 2 $76,305 100.00%
Conservation Scientists 2 $80,881 100.00%
Physician Assistants 2 $90,678 100.00%
Mathematicians 2 $86,123 100.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 2 $146,630 100.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2 $135,782 100.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $27,123 50.00%
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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $60,140 50.00%
Yemen 1 $108,098 50.00%
Barbados 1 $52,580 50.00%
Taiwan 1 $44,700 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $106,371 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $49,234 50.00%
Portugal 1 $68,806 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $50,393 50.00%
Denmark 1 $45,032 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $41,450 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integration Architects 1 $70,075 100.00%
Turtle Mountain Community College 1 $70,200 100.00%
Niit Technologies Limited 1 $70,408 100.00%
Western Ag Labs Of North Dakota Inc 1 $70,782 100.00%
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc 1 $71,136 100.00%
Mckenzie Health 1 $71,136 100.00%
Cosourcing Partners Llc 1 $71,635 100.00%
Cargill Incorporated 1 $71,843 100.00%
Igt 1 $72,634 100.00%
Twitter Inc 1 $72,800 100.00%
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 %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,244 $118,243 86.87%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 815 $52,109 82.99%
Custom Computer Programming Services 775 $56,873 91.61%
Engineering Services 184 $60,140 86.79%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 146 $48,956 94.19%
Computer Systems Design Services 107 $63,510 87.70%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 97 $64,066 90.65%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 85 $59,325 85.86%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 79 $72,291 88.76%
Management Consulting Services 58 $59,307 95.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,383 $31,469 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,027 $31,661 100.00%
Apiculture 311 $30,625 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 305 $30,018 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 295 $32,776 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 267 $33,350 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 251 $31,610 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 216 $33,700 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 202 $30,903 100.00%
Other Animal Production 150 $29,200 100.00%

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 $74,889. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage