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
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,390	270	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$59,280	300	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$59,190	160	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	800	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$59,000	360	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$58,960	840	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$58,720	160	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$58,500	590	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$58,370	80	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$58,330	450	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$58,160	190	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$58,140	400	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$57,970	140	View salary detail
Carpenters	$57,890	2,360	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$57,870	170	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$57,870	170	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$57,870	170	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$57,870	170	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$57,820	330	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$57,770	860	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$57,760	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$57,720	100	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$57,710	1,190	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$57,680	200	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,620	150	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$57,590	80	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$57,580	600	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$57,360	2,140	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$57,060	220	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$57,020	50	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$57,020	50	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$56,930	130	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$56,680	140	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$56,470	460	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$56,280	40	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$56,000	150	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$55,330	250	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$55,160	680	View salary detail
Firefighters	$55,080	820	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$54,950	170	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$54,870	420	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$54,430	140	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$54,230	380	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$54,230	380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$54,210	490	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$54,200	1,510	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$53,980	50	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$53,850	600	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$53,650	40	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$53,540	360	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.