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 %
Border States Industries Inc 21 $84,139 87.50%
Larsen Toubro Limited 21 $37,919 95.45%
Tioga Medical Center 20 $67,425 95.24%
Hcl America Inc 19 $56,232 90.48%
Towner County Medical Center 19 $46,536 100.00%
Dickinson State University 16 $43,904 84.21%
7cinfo Com Inc 16 $70,165 88.89%
Medscan Laboratory Inc 16 $51,591 88.89%
Good Samaritan Hospital Association 15 $49,110 88.24%
Accenture Llp 15 $63,580 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dennis Walen 14 $29,194 100.00%
Dennis Edwards 14 $32,264 100.00%
Hiatt Honey Nd Llc 14 $29,916 100.00%
Ryan Kadrmas 14 $30,410 100.00%
Pherson Combining 14 $31,680 100.00%
Johnson Farms 14 $34,990 100.00%
Joe Dufner 14 $31,876 100.00%
21 Angus Ranch 14 $31,206 100.00%
Alex Craft 14 $32,230 100.00%
Mertens Farms 14 $30,979 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agt Foods 2 $56,618 33.33%
Hall Trucking Inc 2 $68,994 33.33%
Weckerly Farms 2 $28,756 33.33%
Frueh Farms 2 $28,632 40.00%
Clark Equipment Company 2 $119,912 40.00%
Mill Farms 2 $52,874 40.00%
Ktm Farm 2 $34,331 40.00%
Myers Pro Ag Inc 2 $32,718 40.00%
Dagger Machinery Inc 2 $59,020 40.00%
Northwood Deaconess Health Center 2 $38,792 40.00%

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