Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in North Dakota

664 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in North Dakota for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$48,890	250	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$48,870	210	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$48,790	340	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$48,760	80	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$48,720	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$48,600	1,610	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$48,590	260	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,550	660	View salary detail
Barbers	$48,540	80	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,400	230	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$48,390	550	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$48,300	110	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,240	60	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$48,190	130	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$48,090	80	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$48,080	430	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$48,050	90	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$48,020	120	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,000	260	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$47,950	1,950	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$47,810	170	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,780	160	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$47,770	80	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,670	—	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$47,560	890	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,480	70	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,480	5,800	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$47,430	220	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,390	760	View salary detail
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$47,310	100	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$47,250	390	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,140	220	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$47,010	280	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$47,010	280	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$47,010	280	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$46,960	100	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$46,960	100	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$46,780	30	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$46,740	120	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,730	1,520	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,660	270	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$46,530	220	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$46,450	260	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$46,340	70	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$46,280	520	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$46,260	1,530	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$46,220	160	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,220	270	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$46,190	220	View salary detail
Tutors	$46,190	110	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.