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 %
Soil and Plant Scientists 85 $40,021 87.63%
Software Developers, Systems Software 64 $64,928 91.43%
Electrical Engineers 54 $74,484 94.74%
Petroleum Engineers 46 $74,123 82.14%
Management Analysts 46 $57,935 86.79%
Psychiatrists 44 $153,531 84.62%
Civil Engineers 43 $56,712 89.58%
Industrial Engineers 42 $67,914 87.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 40 $59,266 83.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $55,816 82.98%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Inspectors 1 $31,179 1.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 15 $26,617 136.36%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $65,498 140.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 12 $29,422 133.33%
Computer Systems Analysts 12 $73,571 133.33%
Pediatricians, General 12 $117,366 150.00%
Surgeons 12 $131,947 150.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $56,630 125.00%
Mechanical Engineers 8 $59,613 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 7 $51,403 100.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $53,326 85.71%
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 %
Lebanon 2 $86,133 66.67%
Georgia 1 $58,989 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $114,462 33.33%
Libya 1 $45,120 50.00%
Argentina 1 $87,782,240 50.00%
Niger 1 $86,590 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $57,637 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $60,140 50.00%
Yemen 1 $108,098 50.00%
Barbados 1 $52,580 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Doosan Information And Communications Llc 1 $68,182 100.00%
Fargo Formal Verification Llc 1 $68,266 100.00%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 1 $68,266 100.00%
Commvault Systems Inc 1 $68,266 100.00%
Kpit Infosystems Incorporated 1 $68,266 100.00%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 1 $68,349 100.00%
Bj Services Llc 1 $68,390 100.00%
American Information Tech Corp 1 $68,390 100.00%
Acutus Medical Inc 1 $68,515 100.00%
First Consulting Group Llc 1 $68,744 100.00%
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