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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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 2 $46,249 100.00%
Epidemiologists 2 $71,136 100.00%
Database Architects 2 $53,914 100.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $42,276 100.00%
Sales Managers 2 $58,937 100.00%
Conservation Scientists 2 $80,881 100.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 2 $27,518 100.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $49,509 100.00%
Physician Assistants 2 $90,678 100.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 2 $39,780 100.00%
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 %
India 81 $83,582 39.90%
South Africa 70 $50,885 49.65%
Philippines 58 $41,428 43.61%
Mexico 47 $36,453 54.02%
Canada 42 $107,536 48.28%
Nepal 18 $66,837 42.86%
China 17 $57,656 41.46%
Pakistan 13 $79,820 43.33%
South Korea 12 $85,768 40.00%
Nigeria 10 $65,947 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trinity Health 98 $163,443 94.23%
Innovis Health Llc 92 $102,551 89.32%
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company 75 $56,290 83.33%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 70 $49,413 93.33%
Mercy Medical Center 67 $82,908 98.53%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 63 $62,620 95.45%
Deere Company 61 $74,454 95.31%
Grand Forks Public Schools 57 $56,691 96.61%
Sanford 53 $46,843 91.38%
St Alexius Medical Center 48 $175,522 90.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welstad Farms 17 $30,049 100.00%
Gunter Honey Inc 17 $26,645 100.00%
Crafty Acres 17 $31,988 100.00%
Celley Farms 17 $29,503 100.00%
Owan Farms 16 $31,073 100.00%
Clf Inc 16 $31,667 100.00%
Nelson Farms 16 $31,461 100.00%
Galen Scheresky Farms 15 $29,726 100.00%
Sickler Farm 15 $31,414 100.00%
Dusty Willow Dairy 15 $30,052 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Towner County Medical Center 7 $51,453 21.21%
Tt Ranch 5 $41,704 17.24%
Dakota Territory Lodging Inc Americinn Medora 5 $20,821 18.52%
Thrifty Drug Stores Inc 4 $100,766 17.39%
Appareo Systems Llc 4 $78,411 17.39%
Lawn King 4 $31,138 20.00%
Weinlaeder Seed Company 4 $47,341 20.00%
Northern Improvement Company 4 $59,571 21.05%
South 40 Farm Llc 4 $41,766 25.00%
Eagle Creek Software Services 3 $52,229 20.00%

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