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 %
Computer Occupations, All Other 86 $59,489 88.66%
Software Developers, Systems Software 64 $64,928 91.43%
Electrical Engineers 61 $75,961 95.31%
Registered Nurses 58 $52,966 90.63%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 53 $45,759 85.48%
Civil Engineers 51 $59,434 83.61%
Management Analysts 48 $58,836 81.36%
Petroleum Engineers 48 $75,748 90.57%
Industrial Engineers 47 $69,144 90.38%
Psychiatrists 44 $153,531 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fence Erectors 2 $49,837 1.79%
Construction Laborers 2 $46,488 2.27%
Agricultural Inspectors 1 $31,179 1.14%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 1 $45,178 1.33%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $44,990 1.35%
Soil and Plant Scientists 1 $70,325 1.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family and General Practitioners 15 $123,225 115.38%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 15 $26,617 115.38%
Construction Laborers 14 $35,334 116.67%
Pediatricians, General 12 $117,366 109.09%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 12 $29,422 120.00%
Surgeons 12 $131,947 120.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 12 $73,571 120.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 11 $48,965 122.22%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $56,630 111.11%
Mechanical Engineers 8 $59,613 100.00%
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 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 %
North Dakota State University 340 $50,572 71.43%
Sanford Clinic North 296 $151,781 80.43%
University Of North Dakota 291 $57,764 92.38%
Microsoft Corporation 243 $58,454 88.69%
Sanford Bismarck 144 $144,613 84.71%
Altru Health System 127 $180,724 97.69%
Infonero Inc 121 $58,902 96.03%
The University Of North Dakota 104 $49,032 84.55%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 104 $50,140 92.86%
Sanford Health 101 $44,785 91.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Four Star Ag 27 $32,287 100.00%
Stedman Farms 24 $29,358 100.00%
Harvest Honey Inc 23 $31,406 100.00%
Brian Vculek Farm 22 $31,555 100.00%
United Agronomy Llc 21 $31,915 100.00%
Feland Brothers Farms 20 $32,319 100.00%
Flick Farms 20 $34,725 100.00%
Redding Farms Inc 18 $31,454 100.00%
Eric Nystuen 18 $32,134 100.00%
Dwight Schilling 17 $31,915 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 122 $57,864 100.00%
Trinity Health 43 $126,432 41.75%
Sanford Bismarck 42 $57,659 43.75%
Infonero Inc 33 $59,323 46.48%
Noridian Mutual Insurance Company 23 $63,244 44.23%
Two Ten Twenty Pizza Inc 15 $22,027 29.41%
West River Health Services 11 $48,816 23.91%
All Finish Concrete Inc 11 $34,258 25.58%
Prairie View Landscaping Nursery Inc 9 $28,850 21.43%
Sanford Medical Center Fargo 8 $43,007 19.05%

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