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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 17 $41,254 85.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 17 $50,643 89.47%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $52,574 84.21%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $45,433 84.21%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $42,386 84.21%
Surgeons 16 $185,440 88.89%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $78,348 88.89%
Chemists 15 $45,175 83.33%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 15 $53,811 83.33%
Materials Scientists 14 $54,459 82.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 3 $65,062 75.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $44,817 75.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $29,292,224 75.00%
Construction Laborers 3 $39,277 75.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $79,410 50.00%
Management Analysts 2 $61,558 50.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2 $66,415 50.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 2 $36,525 50.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $46,940 50.00%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2 $57,377 50.00%
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 %
Tekcommands Inc 1 $74,381 100.00%
Ibusiness Solution Llc 1 $74,381 100.00%
Core Software Technologies Inc 1 $74,381 100.00%
Aditi Consulting Llc 1 $74,485 100.00%
Wake Forest University Health Sciences 1 $74,797 100.00%
Capgemini Us Llc 1 $74,984 100.00%
Neo Tech Solutions Inc 1 $75,234 100.00%
Action Technology Inc 1 $75,400 100.00%
Pegasys Systems Amp Technologies Inc 1 $76,003 100.00%
Pegasys Systems Technologies Inc 1 $76,003 100.00%
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 %
Landscaping Services 2 $35,152 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $32,718 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 2 $32,375 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 2 $33,654 100.00%
Farm Management Services 2 $29,120 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $32,115 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 2 $35,152 100.00%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 1 $36,046 50.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,046 50.00%
Cotton Ginning 1 $29,120 50.00%

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