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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 538 $47,421 89.37%
Software Developers, Applications 349 $65,910 89.49%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 314 $172,097 86.50%
Computer Systems Analysts 304 $57,282 90.75%
Computer Programmers 251 $47,501 93.66%
Internists, General 206 $137,416 83.06%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 118 $67,207 81.94%
Family and General Practitioners 117 $159,843 89.31%
Mechanical Engineers 103 $66,360 80.47%
Soil and Plant Scientists 95 $40,985 84.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Internists, General 65 $123,205 30.23%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 51 $96,850 79.69%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 39 $47,740 90.70%
Software Developers, Applications 31 $70,056 114.81%
Cooks, Restaurant 23 $25,412 100.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 22 $21,854 104.76%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 21 $39,328 116.67%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $67,628 106.25%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 16 $29,992 100.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 16 $27,713 114.29%
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 %
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