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
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$62,280	280	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,150	4,890	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$62,000	2,590	View salary detail
Machinists	$61,820	560	View salary detail
Glaziers	$61,800	80	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$61,640	370	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,580	1,550	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$61,580	1,550	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,500	640	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$61,500	90	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$61,500	90	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$61,430	140	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$61,310	1,400	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$61,270	540	View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$61,210	310	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,210	3,070	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$61,210	520	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$61,160	160	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$60,990	70	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$60,980	240	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,970	130	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,910	11,870	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$60,900	110	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$60,870	160	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$60,810	3,000	View salary detail
Millwrights	$60,750	170	View salary detail
Clergy	$60,680	120	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,630	1,240	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,600	300	View salary detail
Editors	$60,520	200	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$60,480	2,460	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$60,470	550	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$60,420	320	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$60,250	250	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$60,230	50	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$60,170	70	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$60,160	170	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,100	1,400	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$60,060	50	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,030	4,430	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$59,980	140	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,940	270	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$59,900	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,840	240	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$59,760	110	View salary detail
Roofers	$59,740	290	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$59,650	200	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$59,610	90	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,430	730	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,420	600	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.