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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 538 $47,421 89.37%
Software Developers, Applications 349 $65,910 89.49%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 314 $172,097 86.50%
Computer Systems Analysts 304 $57,282 90.75%
Computer Programmers 251 $47,501 93.66%
Internists, General 206 $137,416 83.06%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 118 $67,207 81.94%
Family and General Practitioners 117 $159,843 89.31%
Mechanical Engineers 103 $66,360 80.47%
Soil and Plant Scientists 95 $40,985 84.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 65 $123,205 30.23%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 51 $96,850 79.69%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 39 $47,740 90.70%
Software Developers, Applications 31 $70,056 114.81%
Cooks, Restaurant 23 $25,412 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 22 $21,854 104.76%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 21 $39,328 116.67%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $67,628 106.25%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 16 $27,713 100.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 16 $29,992 114.29%
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 %
Medallia Inc 1 $91,707 100.00%
Department Of Medicine Medical Service Group At 1 $92,102 100.00%
Dunn Diehl Dental Laboratory Inc 1 $94,078 100.00%
Softpros Inc 1 $94,203 100.00%
3s Business Corporation Inc 1 $94,203 100.00%
Ida North America Inc 1 $94,557 100.00%
Saturn Infotech Inc 1 $95,000 100.00%
Thrifty White Drugstores Inc 1 $96,533 100.00%
Multivision Llc 1 $96,574 100.00%
Ida Of Moorhead Corporation 1 $96,595 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koenig Farms Inc 3 $36,137 100.00%
Woodworth Honey Bees Llc 3 $28,122 100.00%
Cliff Tollefson 3 $36,137 100.00%
Buhr Erickson Farms Partnership 3 $36,137 100.00%
Bruce A Teubner 3 $36,137 100.00%
Leo Betty Rust 3 $30,340 100.00%
Robin Vculek Farm 3 $23,587 100.00%
Nicholas Otto 3 $37,419 100.00%
Blaha Pheasant Farm 3 $34,452 100.00%
Bjornstad Farms 3 $36,733 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

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