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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Computer Hardware Engineers 1 $83,075 50.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $35,610 50.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $39,728 50.00%
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $68,910 50.00%
Sociologists 1 $36,109 50.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $54,267 50.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 1 $119,226 50.00%
Logistics Analysts 1 $61,235 50.00%
Craft Artists 1 $43,368 50.00%
Credit Counselors 1 $56,470 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 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 %
Hermes Technologies Inc 2 $41,018 66.67%
Eight Mile School District 6 2 $41,445 66.67%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 2 $41,933 66.67%
Ksoft Systems Inc 2 $45,480 66.67%
Xceltech Inc 2 $45,458 66.67%
Beaver Creek Archaeology Inc 2 $43,836 66.67%
Construction Engineers Ltd 2 $44,523 100.00%
Lisbon Public School District 19 2 $43,500 100.00%
Usda Agricultural Research Service 2 $46,020 100.00%
Missouri Basin Well Service Inc 2 $46,228 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wade Harpestad 8 $28,342 100.00%
Savelkoul Harvesting 8 $29,344 100.00%
Milton Erickson 8 $30,537 100.00%
Travis Hedberg 8 $32,217 100.00%
Glg Farms Llc 8 $32,178 100.00%
Bjornstad Harvesting Llc 8 $30,118 100.00%
Wagner Farms 8 $37,463 100.00%
Robert Ferebee 8 $30,469 100.00%
Mark A Novak 8 $32,258 100.00%
Dan Pfeifle 8 $30,677 100.00%
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