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Altru Health System vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Altru Health System

Grand Forks, ND

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Employer B

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

FARGO, ND

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Key Metrics

Metric Altru Health System NORTH DAKOTA STATE
Total Petitions 39 156
Certified Petitions 38 108
Approval Rate (higher is better) 97.4% 69.2%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $273,831 $68,745
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $58,240 – $700,000 $45,000 – $138,000
Total Workers 43 156
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Altru Health System

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Medical Laboratory Scientist 11 $68,583
Family Medicine Physician 6 $272,500
Neonatologist 3 $385,000
Lab Technical Specialist 3 $75,333
Hospitalist 3 $373,333
Pulmonary Critical Care Physician 2 $500,000

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW 24 $51,530
RESEARCH SPECIALIST 18 $53,231
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 10 $62,163
RESEARCH SCIENTIST 4 $62,713
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 3 $54,000
IT PROJECT MANAGER & INTERN INSTRUCTOR 3 $65,000

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Altru Health, Petitions NORTH DAKOTA, Petitions
FY2023 7 (7 cert.) 37 (27 cert.)
FY2024 8 (8 cert.) 47 (32 cert.)
FY2025 22 (22 cert.) 62 (41 cert.)
FY2026 2 (1 cert.) 10 (8 cert.)