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 %
Bulgaria 2 $49,878 33.33%
Lebanon 2 $86,133 40.00%
Kenya 2 $110,187 40.00%
Honduras 2 $31,731 40.00%
Belarus 2 $43,181 40.00%
Iran 2 $109,730 40.00%
Germany 2 $54,960 40.00%
Vietnam 2 $113,943 50.00%
Romania 2 $24,700 50.00%
Mongolia 2 $58,552 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in North Dakota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Caresoft Global Inc 15 $60,373 93.75%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 15 $66,967 93.75%
Dunseith Public School District 1 13 $45,707 81.25%
Ntt Data Inc 13 $83,971 86.67%
Three Affiliated Tribes Head Start 12 $34,258 80.00%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 12 $54,135 85.71%
Valley City State University 12 $45,028 85.71%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 12 $44,065 85.71%
Sanford North 12 $44,195 92.31%
Wishek Hospital Clinic Association 11 $54,240 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leiting Honey 14 $29,720 100.00%
William Ongstad 14 $30,784 100.00%
John Ihry 14 $33,478 100.00%
Mike Brandenburg 13 $31,992 100.00%
Haaland Grain Farms 13 $31,771 100.00%
Square Butte Farm 13 $32,218 100.00%
John J Hatzenbuhler 13 $32,771 100.00%
R Farm Inc 13 $30,840 100.00%
Justin Folvag 13 $30,789 100.00%
Jason Kadrmas 13 $31,576 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation 2 $49,878 50.00%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 1 $59,259 25.00%
Seidler Farms 1 $22,422 25.00%
Packet Digital 1 $52,374 25.00%
Transitional Living Center Inc 1 $26,936 25.00%
Navteq North America Llc 1 $63,773 25.00%
Simons And Son Carpentry Llc 1 $1,222,208 25.00%
Carrington Health Center 1 $47,070 25.00%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 1 $60,216 25.00%
Jr Simplot Company 1 $48,526 25.00%

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