State trend · ND

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in North Dakota

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in North Dakota, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
2,182
Employers (2026)
101
Median Wage (2026)
$47,278

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of North Dakota-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Microsoft Corporation 121 PERM
  2. 2. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 114 PERM
  3. 3. Sanford Clinic North 91 PERM
  4. 4. Altru Health System 78 PERM
  5. 5. University of North Dakota 61 PERM
  6. 6. INNOVIS HEALTH 54 PERM
  7. 7. Benedictine Health System 49 PERM
  8. 8. New Leaf Hospitality 46 PERM
  9. 9. INFONERO Inc 46 PERM
  10. 10. Trinity Health 43 PERM
  11. 11. Sanford Bismarck 39 PERM
  12. 12. DEERE COMPANY 36 PERM
  13. 13. Mercy Medical Center 31 PERM
  14. 14. MERITCARE MEDICAL GROUP 27 PERM
  15. 15. THE CROSSING, INC 26 PERM
  16. 16. Noridian Healthcare Solutions 22 PERM
  17. 17. NORIDIAN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 22 PERM
  18. 18. Sanish Bay Holdings, LLC dba Little Missouri Inn 20 PERM
  19. 19. St. Alexius Medical Center 19 PERM
  20. 20. Minot State University 18 PERM

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