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 %
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 15 $68,170 83.33%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 15 $53,811 83.33%
Chemists 15 $43,088 88.24%
Engineers, All Other 14 $52,536 82.35%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 14 $37,710 82.35%
Anesthesiologists 14 $196,739 87.50%
Animal Scientists 14 $42,388 87.50%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $52,307 86.67%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 12 $49,369 80.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $53,976 80.00%
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 %
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)

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