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 %
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 %
Farstad Oil Inc 1 $38,667 50.00%
Grand Dakota Properties Llc 1 $38,750 50.00%
Transitional Living Center Inc 1 $39,000 50.00%
Enterprise Business Solutions Inc 1 $39,042 50.00%
Scm Data Inc 1 $39,042 50.00%
Black Leg Ranch Meats Llc 1 $39,187 50.00%
The University Of Chicago 1 $39,229 50.00%
Volt Management Corp 1 $39,250 50.00%
Shivam Llc 1 $39,645 50.00%
General Steel Supply 1 $39,666 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Speten Farms 6 $32,760 100.00%
Douglas Fitterer 6 $30,451 100.00%
Beau Wisness 6 $33,446 100.00%
Tim Smith 6 $33,446 100.00%
Spencer Bina 6 $33,446 100.00%
Ryan Spitzer Farms 6 $33,446 100.00%
Donna Laufer 6 $32,167 100.00%
Mike Erfle 6 $33,235 100.00%
Harold Eidsness 6 $31,061 100.00%
Mertz Farms Jv Llp 6 $28,995 100.00%
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