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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 %
Computer Hardware Engineers 1 $83,075 50.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $35,610 50.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $39,728 50.00%
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $68,910 50.00%
Sociologists 1 $36,109 50.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $54,267 50.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 1 $119,226 50.00%
Logistics Analysts 1 $61,235 50.00%
Craft Artists 1 $43,368 50.00%
Credit Counselors 1 $56,470 50.00%
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 %
Vietnam 2 $113,943 50.00%
Romania 2 $24,700 66.67%
Mongolia 2 $58,552 66.67%
New Zealand 1 $133,890 33.33%
Italy 1 $37,190 33.33%
Singapore 1 $36,525 33.33%
Austria 1 $72,530 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $74,381 33.33%
Uruguay 1 $55,060 50.00%
Japan 1 $57,845 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 31 $52,715 88.57%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo 29 $50,812 82.86%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 29 $65,986 90.63%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 28 $53,272 90.32%
Aldevron Llc 27 $54,815 93.10%
University Of Mary 26 $61,406 92.86%
Advantage It Inc 26 $50,522 100.00%
Infosys Limited 26 $62,285 100.00%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 24 $66,797 96.00%
Sanford Clinic 23 $127,733 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lundeby Evergreens 14 $31,894 100.00%
Dean Gerving 14 $31,280 100.00%
Mock Farms 14 $30,548 100.00%
Lagodinski Farms 14 $31,427 100.00%
Patrick And Sandra Rivinius 14 $33,152 100.00%
Harstad Trucking 14 $31,325 100.00%
Sea View Farm Llp 14 $33,388 100.00%
Morlock Farms 14 $31,194 100.00%
Ginther Farms 14 $30,966 100.00%
Aanstad Farm 14 $30,627 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steven Heger 2 $41,111 22.22%
Chi St Josephs Health 2 $48,859 25.00%
Aldevron Llc 2 $58,906 25.00%
William Marvin Ongstad Farm 2 $30,618 25.00%
Doosan Information And Communications America Llc 2 $79,622 25.00%
Noridian Health Care Solutions 2 $43,420 28.57%
Bismarck Skyline Hotel Partners Llc 2 $21,310 28.57%
Roughriders Hospitalities Llp 2 $21,310 28.57%
Terpening Construction Inc 2 $42,536 33.33%
North Dakota Pig Cooperative 2 $28,725 33.33%

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