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 %
Transportation Planners 1 $52,998 100.00%
Neurologists 1 $87,090 100.00%
Budget Analysts 1 $58,926 100.00%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 1 $39,666 100.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $65,707 100.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 1 $53,851 100.00%
Sales Engineers 1 $97,074 100.00%
Social and Community Service Managers 1 $48,152 100.00%
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 %
Lebanon 2 $86,133 50.00%
Kenya 2 $110,187 66.67%
Honduras 2 $31,731 66.67%
Georgia 1 $58,989 33.33%
Uganda 1 $166,400 33.33%
Turkey 1 $44,100 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 $60,140 33.33%
Kosovo 1 $208,000 33.33%
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 %
Central Regional Education Association 1 $78,042 100.00%
Marathon Oil Company 1 $78,104 100.00%
Hsm Solutions 1 $78,146 100.00%
Techdata Service Company Llc 1 $78,374 100.00%
Maantic Inc 1 $80,038 100.00%
Inteliroute Technologies Llc 1 $80,142 100.00%
Asn Constructors 1 $80,746 100.00%
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 1 $81,162 100.00%
Parexel International 1 $81,848 100.00%
Hagen Company Inc 1 $82,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hunt Farms 4 $35,667 100.00%
Steven T Leidholm 4 $33,935 100.00%
Helena Chemical Company 4 $28,917 100.00%
Next2nature Landscape Company 4 $34,897 100.00%
Bata Family Farms 4 $35,365 100.00%
Chad Hofstad 4 $36,114 100.00%
Randy Helle Farm 4 $31,632 100.00%
Helena Agri Enterprises Llc 4 $35,412 100.00%
Aaron Celley 4 $34,596 100.00%
Brady Bees And Honey Co 4 $28,917 100.00%
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