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 %
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 %
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $106,371 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $51,085 50.00%
Palestine 1 $52,580 50.00%
Uganda 1 $166,400 50.00%
Georgia 1 $58,989 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $60,140 50.00%
Turkey 1 $44,100 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $208,000 50.00%
Yemen 1 $108,098 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $20,821 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dakota Adventist Academy 2 $34,340 66.67%
William Marvin Ongstad 2 $34,902 66.67%
Midwest Motor Express Inc 2 $48,745 66.67%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 2 $36,213 66.67%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 2 $45,376 66.67%
Kabeer Consulting Inc 2 $48,828 66.67%
Sree Infotech Llc 2 $37,700 66.67%
Trinity Evangelical Free Church 2 $36,608 66.67%
Pembina County Memorial Hospital 2 $42,630 66.67%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 2 $36,899 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jon Brown 8 $31,023 100.00%
Steve Madson 8 $33,137 100.00%
Brandon Peterson Farm 8 $30,204 100.00%
Paul Q Anderson 8 $32,217 100.00%
David Larry Leavitt 8 $32,079 100.00%
Chad Vander Vorst 8 $34,897 100.00%
Tom Vesterso 8 $34,999 100.00%
Joshua Shockman 8 $32,162 100.00%
Nikolaisen Llp 8 $32,505 100.00%
Neu Way Farms 8 $33,439 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,426 $114,916 87.43%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 887 $53,010 82.59%
Custom Computer Programming Services 788 $57,002 91.10%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 240 $48,851 94.49%
Engineering Services 205 $60,922 87.61%
Computer Systems Design Services 113 $64,832 88.28%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 108 $66,345 91.53%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 86 $59,805 86.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 80 $72,214 87.91%
Management Consulting Services 59 $59,502 93.65%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,759 $32,865 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,304 $32,975 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 446 $34,722 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 380 $34,647 100.00%
Apiculture 374 $31,738 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 369 $31,631 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 290 $32,476 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 277 $32,652 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 233 $34,793 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 223 $33,851 100.00%

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 $74,743. 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