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
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$38,500	180	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,480	120	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,240	70	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,220	560	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$38,120	110	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,090	40	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$37,850	270	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,760	680	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,750	6,720	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,690	120	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$37,680	120	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$37,560	660	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$37,550	80	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$37,470	840	View salary detail
Photographers	$37,410	70	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,310	730	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$37,290	1,330	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,160	270	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$37,100	1,180	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,910	1,630	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,900	830	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$36,800	980	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,790	5,240	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,740	500	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,470	4,490	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$36,430	90	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$36,040	11,320	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$35,890	90	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,700	110	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$35,550	170	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,290	170	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$35,100	470	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,050	2,880	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$34,980	130	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,870	150	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$34,850	870	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,530	1,390	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,530	60	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$34,440	100	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$34,430	170	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$34,230	220	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$34,040	770	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$33,430	270	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$32,180	—	View salary detail
Cashiers	$31,460	9,510	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$31,440	470	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$31,080	60	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$31,010	890	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$30,890	5,250	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$30,640	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.