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 %
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 %
Noridian Healthcare Solutions	40	$60,023	86.96%
Chi St Alexius Health	39	$181,079	90.70%
Minot State University	36	$52,833	87.80%
Tavant Technologies Inc	34	$58,925	87.18%
Hess Corporation	34	$98,977	89.47%
Wipro Limited	33	$53,737	86.84%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	31	$52,715	83.78%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	29	$65,986	82.86%
Presentation Medical Center	29	$47,205	90.63%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	28	$53,272	90.32%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Moore Engineering Inc	3	$70,741	33.33%
Eagle Creek Software Services	3	$52,229	33.33%
Doosan Infracore International Inc	2	$61,870	25.00%
Serco Global Services Llc	2	$107,287	25.00%
Steven Heger	2	$41,111	25.00%
Chi Mercy Hospital	2	$48,152	25.00%
Roughriders Hospitalities Llp	2	$21,310	28.57%
Noridian Health Care Solutions	2	$43,420	28.57%
Bismarck Skyline Hotel Partners Llc	2	$21,310	28.57%
Doosan Information And Communications America Llc	2	$79,622	33.33%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Aircraft Manufacturing	2	$54,454	66.67%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services	2	$41,766	66.67%
Other Residential Care Facilities	2	$54,413	66.67%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	2	$152,797	66.67%
Residential Building Construction	2	$62,500	66.67%
Industrial Building Construction	2	$53,082	66.67%
Other Management Consulting Services	2	$61,048	66.67%
Potato Farming	2	$56,743	66.67%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	2	$47,913	66.67%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	2	$58,209	66.67%

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