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 %
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 %
Linton Hospital 6 $109,325 85.71%
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute 6 $47,303 85.71%
Mercy Hospital Of Devils Lake 6 $48,894 85.71%
Motor Coach Industries Inc 6 $58,691 85.71%
Hanuman Llc 6 $51,379 85.71%
Technosoft Group Inc 6 $50,024 85.71%
Ndus System Information Technology Services 6 $65,465 85.71%
Caresoft Global Technologies Inc 6 $67,312 85.71%
Irisndt Inc 6 $76,662 100.00%
Automotive Robotics Inc 6 $69,860 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Plains Feeders Llp 1 $33,904 50.00%
Microbeam Technologies Incorporated 1 $113,152 50.00%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 1 $66,560 50.00%
Kevin Opp Farm 1 $38,272 50.00%
Braziunas Llc 1 $38,834 50.00%
Killdeer Vet Clinic Dba State Ave Vet 1 $32,885 50.00%
Richland Ifc Inc 1 $86,902 50.00%
General Grain Cleaning Co 1 $51,501 50.00%
Opdahl Concrete Llc 1 $32,760 50.00%
Viterra Usa Llc 1 $66,893 50.00%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 144 $33,134 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 115 $28,900 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 102 $28,173 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 87 $31,925 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 75 $29,146 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 66 $31,360 100.00%
Crop Production 55 $33,301 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 50 $31,241 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 49 $31,944 100.00%
Wheat Farming 46 $29,182 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 8 $49,436 40.00%
Janitorial Services 5 $263,611 27.78%
Wheat Farming 5 $38,305 33.33%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 4 $41,766 26.67%
Amusement And Theme Parks 4 $37,424 26.67%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction 4 $59,571 28.57%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $27,415 21.43%
Management Consulting Services 3 $88,650 23.08%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 3 $57,138 25.00%
Soybean Farming 3 $47,625 25.00%

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