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North Dakota

Detailed Occupations

565

Highest Average Salary

$556,400

Average Salary Across Occupations

$70,731

Highest Paying Occupation in North Dakota

Surgeons, All Other leads this state with an average annual salary of $556,400.

Largest Employment Market in North Dakota

General and Operations Managers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 11,660 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in North Dakota

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in North Dakota

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in North Dakota

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Surgeons, All Other $556,400 $267.50 140
2 Emergency Medicine Physicians $378,390 $181.92 150
3 Physicians, All Other $347,240 $166.94 460
4 Psychiatrists $343,680 $165.23 30
5 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $310,050 $149.06 120
6 General Internal Medicine Physicians $306,540 $147.37 160
7 Family Medicine Physicians $266,220 $127.99 280
8 Chief Executives $232,120 $111.60 370
9 Pediatricians, General $229,600 $110.38 120
10 Nurse Anesthetists $229,180 $110.19 250
11 Dentists, General $224,300 $107.84 210
12 Financial Managers $151,000 $72.60 1,960
13 Architectural and Engineering Managers $147,470 $70.90 300
14 Natural Sciences Managers $139,210 $66.93 120
15 Computer and Information Systems Managers $138,830 $66.75 650
16 Sales Managers $137,560 $66.14 400
17 Human Resources Managers $134,940 $64.88 250
18 Commercial Pilots $132,640 $0.00 230
19 Marketing Managers $132,020 $63.47 240
20 Optometrists $130,840 $62.91 180

👥 Most Available Jobs in North Dakota

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 General and Operations Managers 11,660 $114,420 $55.01
2 Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,580 $30,150 $14.49
3 Registered Nurses 11,000 $81,900 $39.38
4 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10,510 $59,840 $28.77
5 Retail Salespersons 10,450 $38,910 $18.71
6 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 10,140 $44,830 $21.55
7 Cashiers 9,290 $31,570 $15.18
8 Office Clerks, General 8,950 $52,730 $25.35
9 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 7,090 $40,290 $19.37
10 Nursing Assistants 6,920 $42,530 $20.45
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6,860 $38,370 $18.45
12 Customer Service Representatives 6,470 $46,090 $22.16
13 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6,070 $44,890 $21.58
14 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 5,550 $37,430 $0.00
15 Waiters and Waitresses 5,290 $35,600 $17.12
16 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 5,130 $49,510 $23.81
17 Stockers and Order Fillers 4,890 $38,780 $18.64
18 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 4,690 $68,060 $32.72
19 Construction Laborers 4,600 $50,760 $24.41
20 Cooks, Restaurant 4,400 $35,530 $17.08