Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area are those of judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates, with an average annual salary of $174,350. The second highest-paying jobs are those of sales manager, with an average salary of $135,960.

All of the shown salary and employment information for East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$174,350	$110,680	30
2	Sales Managers	$135,960	$84,680	40
3	Pharmacists	$124,410	$100,010	130
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,050	$97,400	40
5	Physician Assistants	$120,530	$92,410	40
6	Chief Executives	$117,440	$19,800	50
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$108,980	$85,990	30
8	Financial Managers	$106,520	$64,270	230
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,160	$72,380	90
10	Nurse Practitioners	$105,070	$95,120	120
11	Electrical Engineers	$103,740	$76,590	50
12	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$103,250	$82,480	110
13	Lawyers	$102,290	$60,800	110
14	Industrial Production Managers	$100,900	$58,640	90
15	Veterinarians	$97,130	$82,780	60
16	All Other Managers	$96,580	$57,470	170
17	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,010	$56,870	40
18	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$93,790	$48,070	50
19	Compliance Officers	$89,940	$52,920	180
20	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,290	$69,700	260
21	Construction Managers	$82,920	$48,420	80
22	Project Management Specialists	$82,480	$54,570	110
23	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$82,090	$33,280	100
24	Industrial Engineers	$82,050	$62,670	140
25	Mechanical Engineers	$81,630	$57,670	110
26	Other Education Administrators	$80,450	$60,150	60
27	Physical Therapists	$80,430	$63,620	110
28	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$80,090	$57,740	50
29	Loan Officers	$79,600	$46,760	270
30	General and Operations Managers	$79,510	$44,340	1,500
31	Dental Hygienists	$79,430	$63,140	120
32	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$79,030	$47,710	120
33	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,990	$54,600	240
34	Civil Engineers	$78,950	$62,090	60
35	Occupational Therapists	$78,810	$65,500	50
36	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$78,570	$48,970	70
37	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$77,480	$52,230	40
38	Management Analysts	$77,080	$51,870	60
39	Soil and Plant Scientists	$76,480	$44,630	110
40	Software Developers	$76,420	$39,890	70
41	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,820	$58,240	40
42	Facilities Managers	$71,080	$52,420	40
43	Registered Nurses	$70,610	$59,200	1,110
44	Conservation Scientists	$68,410	$44,720	110
45	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,320	$46,360	350
46	Social and Community Service Managers	$68,040	$48,240	50
47	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$66,610	$45,780	890
48	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$66,300	$50,860	30
49	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$66,040	$45,200	60
50	Cost Estimators	$65,770	$44,160	40
51	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$65,370	$38,170	90
52	Computer Network Support Specialists	$65,240	$47,420	110
53	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$64,840	$34,660	30
54	Human Resources Specialists	$64,830	$45,090	160
55	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$64,610	$48,610	30
56	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$64,580	$55,390	220
57	Instructional Coordinators	$64,330	$50,300	60
58	Electricians	$64,190	$39,350	350
59	Training and Development Specialists	$63,790	$46,700	40
60	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$63,570	$36,780	560
61	Other Business Operations Specialists	$63,380	$46,220	150
62	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$62,730	$48,640	80
63	Insurance Sales Agents	$62,700	$38,560	180
64	Speech-Language Pathologists	$62,440	$43,540	70
65	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$61,990	$39,050	140
66	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,280	$41,040	280
67	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$61,230	$44,530	270
68	Machinists	$61,060	$38,190	210
69	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$60,630	$36,660	40
70	Fundraisers	$60,260	$45,570	40
71	Other Teachers and Instructors	$60,240	$45,120	110
72	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$60,120	$47,910	80
73	Health Educators	$60,100	$44,990	40
74	Accountants and Auditors	$60,090	$38,760	660
75	Radiologic Technologists	$60,080	$49,780	90
76	Chiropractors	$59,990	$36,180	30
77	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$59,850	$47,550	40
78	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,630	$44,610	450
79	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$59,360	$47,840	120
80	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$59,300	$23,890	90
81	Tool and Die Makers	$59,270	$47,900	60
82	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$59,270	$42,590	270
83	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,190	$47,790	120
84	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$59,170	$45,500	40
85	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$59,040	$36,990	120
86	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$58,890	$34,990	120
87	Food Service Managers	$58,770	$38,650	90
88	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$58,400	$38,310	130
89	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$58,380	$42,350	210
90	Millwrights	$58,180	$41,140	40
91	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,900	$45,760	70
92	Public Relations Specialists	$57,880	$31,700	40
93	Real Estate Sales Agents	$57,820	$37,600	30
94	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,220	$40,730	40
95	Lodging Managers	$56,900	$46,410	30
96	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$56,520	$47,040	420
97	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$56,500	$49,000	90
98	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,640	$32,450	250
99	Physical Therapist Assistants	$55,530	$20,800	30
100	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$55,160	$33,220	60

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$164,420
2	Physician Assistants	$127,150
3	Pharmacists	$121,630
4	Nurse Practitioners	$121,070
5	Sales Managers	$118,240
6	All Other Managers	$107,770
7	Industrial Production Managers	$105,570
8	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$104,940
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,770
10	Veterinarians	$99,770

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Optometrists	$167,060
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,770
3	Pharmacists	$129,240
4	Financial Managers	$120,050
5	Nurse Practitioners	$114,880
6	Electrical Engineers	$110,220
7	Physician Assistants	$109,860
8	Medical and Health Services Managers	$108,630
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$103,390
10	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$99,640

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Optometrists	$162,270
2	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$145,460
3	Pharmacists	$127,620
4	Chief Executives	$117,440
5	Nurse Practitioners	$112,530
6	Financial Managers	$109,290
7	Physician Assistants	$107,040
8	Electrical Engineers	$105,570
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,520
10	Commercial Pilots	$96,270

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