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 %
Ukraine 10 $39,050 52.63%
Bangladesh 9 $40,129 50.00%
Moldova 8 $35,389 50.00%
Brazil 7 $82,031 43.75%
Colombia 5 $80,067 38.46%
Jamaica 5 $46,526 41.67%
Syria 4 $151,346 33.33%
Poland 4 $118,883 36.36%
Indonesia 4 $71,015 40.00%
Thailand 3 $42,634 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Jamestown 11 $57,741 91.67%
United Pulse Trading Inc 11 $51,441 91.67%
Deloitte Touche Llp 11 $48,148 91.67%
Wilmac Multidistrict Special Education Unit 11 $55,177 91.67%
Oakes Community Hospital 11 $49,869 91.67%
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association 11 $81,606 91.67%
Ulteig Engineers Inc 11 $74,460 100.00%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of North Dakota 11 $70,518 100.00%
St Lukes Hospital 10 $42,771 90.91%
Ibm Corporation 10 $75,367 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gerald Rattei 13 $31,354 100.00%
Kleinsasser Farms 13 $30,835 100.00%
Russell Neumiller 13 $31,928 100.00%
John Weinand 13 $31,686 100.00%
Whitman Ranch 13 $30,546 100.00%
Stacey Roberts Farms Inc 13 $31,349 100.00%
Hoverson Farms 13 $33,869 100.00%
Kraft Harvesting 13 $23,998 100.00%
Triple H Llc 13 $24,835 100.00%
Hoff Farms 13 $31,899 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountrail Bethel Home 1 $46,155 25.00%
Minn Dak Farmers Cooperative 1 $88,962 25.00%
Fmc Technologies 1 $79,477 25.00%
Spencer Bina Farm 1 $30,992 25.00%
Medora Environmental Inc 1 $78,083 25.00%
Mid Dakota Clinic 1 $65,707 25.00%
Enerplus Resources Usa Corporation 1 $85,093 33.33%
Bullseye Jobs Inc 1 $53,768 33.33%
State Historical Society Of North Dakota 1 $56,181 33.33%
Scott G Nelson Aka Nelson Farm 1 $30,846 33.33%

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