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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 %
Deere And Company 9 $91,391 90.00%
Williston State College 8 $49,781 80.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 8 $56,771 80.00%
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems 8 $44,996 88.89%
Itelligence Inc 8 $75,766 88.89%
Doosan Information And Communications America Llc 8 $74,394 88.89%
Intelenet America Llc 8 $54,771 88.89%
Corelink Administrative Solutions Llc 8 $48,128 88.89%
Infoville Inc 8 $58,152 88.89%
Avco Consulting Inc 8 $71,266 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Price Cattle Ranch Llp 12 $32,150 100.00%
Andrew Mau 12 $31,567 100.00%
Jeffrey Hochhalter 12 $31,221 100.00%
Winter Farms Family Partnership 12 $30,786 100.00%
Lynn Billadeau 12 $31,098 100.00%
Del Gates Farms Inc 12 $31,562 100.00%
Marlyn Seidler Farms 12 $31,046 100.00%
Tofteland Farms 12 $29,571 100.00%
Shane Olson 12 $31,361 100.00%
Peerboom Farms 12 $31,292 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern States Enterprises Llc 1 $114,546 33.33%
Land Farming Inc 1 $31,595 33.33%
Williams County 1 $64,709 33.33%
North Dakota Bakken Connection Llc 1 $113,256 33.33%
Fetch Honey And Bees 1 $18,304 50.00%
Department Of Veterans Affairs Fargo Vahcs 1 $54,330 50.00%
Donlyn Erickson Dba Erickson Rental 1 $47,902 50.00%
Mark Novak 1 $67,205 50.00%
Discovery Benefits Inc 1 $49,442 50.00%
White Drug Co Of Jamestown Inc Dba Thrifty White 1 $114,462 50.00%

Top Industries in North Dakota (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 11 $20,125 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $31,660 100.00%
Hay Farming 9 $33,436 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 9 $27,897 100.00%
All Other Personal Services 9 $28,509 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 8 $39,332 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 8 $34,018 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 7 $38,245 100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 6 $37,769 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $34,940 100.00%

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