Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is nurse practitioners with an average annual salary of $101,780. The second highest paying job is electrical engineer (average salary $100,560). The salary and the employment information in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Nurse Practitioners	$101,780	$72,890	30
2	Electrical Engineers	$100,560	$78,690	50
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$99,330	$59,230	30
4	Industrial Production Managers	$97,310	$57,430	50
5	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$91,390	$49,790	50
6	Engineers, All Other	$87,960	$66,640	40
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$83,090	$39,510	150
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$82,680	$64,420	30
9	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$78,360	$50,620	30
10	Mechanical Engineers	$77,380	$55,330	60
11	Other Education Administrators	$72,790	$61,410	50
12	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$72,790	$49,170	30
13	Public Relations Specialists	$70,160	$36,840	0
14	Other Computer Occupations	$68,600	$48,960	40
15	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$66,900	$38,140	40
16	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$62,120	$22,580	30
17	Logisticians	$61,920	$38,700	0
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$61,370	$51,710	0
19	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,980	$36,430	160
20	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$58,250	$47,220	40
21	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$57,710	$45,600	110
22	Instructional Coordinators	$55,990	$40,730	40
23	Other Social Workers	$55,410	$34,460	30
24	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$54,760	$45,320	40
25	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$52,690	$39,090	30
26	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$52,200	$41,230	50
27	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$51,410	$33,730	30
28	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$50,680	$39,550	120
29	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$50,640	$37,130	70
30	Health Educators	$50,410	$41,980	0
31	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$50,330	$38,270	160
32	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$50,040	$40,110	40
33	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$49,820	$35,040	130
34	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$49,600	$29,740	30
35	Training and Development Specialists	$48,310	$34,720	80
36	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,290	$32,360	0
37	Lodging Managers	$48,120	$40,910	0
38	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$47,920	$34,630	50
39	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$47,300	$36,480	50
40	Food Service Managers	$46,820	$39,460	40
41	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$46,370	$32,980	40
42	Cost Estimators	$45,190	$33,670	30
43	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$43,660	$35,350	130
44	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$43,580	$27,050	70
45	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$43,100	$21,370	60
46	Substitute Teachers	$42,600	$24,580	110
47	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$42,510	$32,510	40
48	Other Engineering Technicians	$41,420	$32,680	30
49	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,310	$28,140	440
50	Postal Service Clerks	$41,160	$26,840	100
51	Procurement Clerks	$40,460	$27,550	40
52	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	$40,010	$27,990	40
53	Painters, Transportation Equipment	$39,450	$32,940	50
54	Property, Real Estate Managers	$38,680	$31,610	90
55	Surveyors	$37,720	$32,480	0
56	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,910	$27,180	30
57	Other Motor Vehicle Operators	$36,860	$23,310	60
58	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,760	$32,520	40
59	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$36,750	$23,560	40
60	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,730	$28,010	40
61	Helpers--Production Workers	$35,660	$31,670	60
62	Team Assemblers	$35,450	$25,950	310
63	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$34,690	$21,460	30
64	All other assemblers and fabricators	$34,650	$24,560	380
65	New Accounts Clerks	$34,320	$27,640	40
66	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$33,800	$18,600	30
67	Legal Secretaries	$33,710	$26,380	0
68	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$33,140	$21,790	0
69	Dietetic Technicians	$32,240	$25,440	0
70	Agricultural Inspectors	$31,970	$23,550	40
71	Gaming Supervisors	$31,810	$21,880	30
72	Personal Financial Advisors	$31,620	$26,940	0
73	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$31,620	$23,190	40
74	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$31,300	$26,520	30
75	Bakers	$30,370	$21,480	90
76	Other Assemblers and Fabricators	$30,090	$24,450	50
77	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$29,680	$25,560	0
78	Sheet Metal Workers	$29,280	$23,990	0
79	Word Processors and Typists	$28,340	$19,300	40
80	Bailiffs	$28,050	$28,040	40
81	Tire Repairers and Changers	$27,440	$21,420	130
82	Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,330	$20,660	40
83	Computer Operators	$25,010	$21,230	0
84	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$24,880	$18,560	30
85	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$24,050	$16,720	30
86	Coaches and Scouts	$23,320	$17,720	90
87	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$23,160	$16,730	60
88	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$22,410	$20,290	0
89	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$21,610	$17,370	0
90	Short Order Cooks	$21,020	$16,410	0
91	Library Assistants, Clerical	$20,070	$16,400	0
92	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$19,670	$16,510	30
93	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$19,110	$16,440	80
94	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Helpers	$18,280	$16,300	70
95	Telemarketers	$18,220	$16,090	0
96	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$18,020	$16,030	0
97	Firefighters	$17,880	$15,860	70
98	Tour Guides and Escorts	$17,870	$16,110	70

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