Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Far Western 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 Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is general dentist with an average annual salary of $194,270. The second highest paying job is nurse practitioners (average salary $111,630). The salary and the employment information in Far Western 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 Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	General Dentists	$194,270	$114,510	30
2	Nurse Practitioners	$111,630	$82,040	30
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$107,780	$74,700	30
4	Environmental Engineers	$96,010	$57,220	30
5	Electrical Engineers	$88,790	$57,740	60
6	Veterinarians	$83,590	$68,990	30
7	Engineers, All Other	$82,190	$50,950	30
8	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$81,140	$63,020	70
9	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$79,910	$62,350	70
10	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$70,830	$45,430	50
11	Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,280	$39,650	90
12	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$65,150	$46,600	210
13	Other Sales Representatives	$65,080	$33,840	200
14	Other Engineering Technicians	$64,420	$41,300	190
15	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$63,940	$37,660	100
16	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$61,780	$41,710	30
17	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$61,770	$44,510	340
18	Logisticians	$61,540	$54,420	30
19	Computer Network Support Specialists	$61,250	$46,500	50
20	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$60,380	$51,320	30
21	Training and Development Specialists	$58,840	$37,370	60
22	Pipelayers	$57,830	$46,650	170
23	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	$57,070	$51,210	30
24	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$56,630	$42,450	30
25	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$56,620	$42,970	40
26	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$56,260	$44,680	0
27	Other Social Workers	$55,670	$34,730	40
28	Chefs and Head Cooks	$55,210	$41,740	30
29	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,180	$40,270	40
30	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$54,900	$33,100	40
31	Other Computer Occupations	$54,300	$34,430	30
32	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$54,180	$36,720	110
33	Lodging Managers	$53,810	$41,950	90
34	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$53,160	$36,520	0
35	Mechanical Drafters	$52,800	$37,420	30
36	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$52,190	$30,920	0
37	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$51,750	$34,220	40
38	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	$51,650	$37,230	50
39	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$50,130	$29,080	80
40	Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$49,900	$39,000	70
41	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$49,520	$38,320	330
42	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$48,570	$34,950	40
43	Other Production Workers	$48,370	$37,700	60
44	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,340	$42,000	0
45	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$48,060	$37,370	40
46	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$47,360	$36,450	80
47	Millwrights	$47,350	$41,710	40
48	Commercial Pilots	$47,340	$27,970	0
49	Home Appliance Repairers	$46,890	$41,170	0
50	Other Plant and System Operators	$46,510	$41,410	40
51	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$45,620	$33,740	30
52	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians	$45,330	$33,570	30
53	Extraction Workers Helpers	$45,030	$35,800	150
54	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$44,790	$33,480	50
55	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$43,250	$32,650	40
56	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$43,100	$33,550	50
57	Other Grounds Maintenance Workers	$43,070	$32,170	30
58	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$42,900	$32,620	80
59	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,610	$33,770	50
60	Postal Service Clerks	$42,420	$32,780	60
61	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$40,640	$32,850	50
62	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	$40,590	$22,410	30
63	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$40,300	$20,610	70
64	Tax Preparers	$38,810	$32,360	40
65	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$38,220	$26,780	0
66	Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers	$37,740	$33,580	60
67	All other assemblers and fabricators	$37,340	$28,040	80
68	Substitute Teachers	$37,290	$22,610	180
69	Medical Secretaries	$37,210	$25,050	120
70	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$36,180	$29,770	330
71	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$35,650	$23,510	30
72	Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$35,420	$32,010	0
73	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$35,400	$19,340	50
74	Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$35,040	$29,360	40
75	Radio and Television Announcers	$34,710	$26,630	40
76	Opticians, Dispensing	$34,680	$25,930	40
77	New Accounts Clerks	$34,390	$26,580	40
78	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,500	$26,030	70
79	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$31,590	$16,620	40
80	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$31,020	$26,410	100
81	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$30,830	$26,000	0
82	Dietetic Technicians	$29,340	$23,220	130
83	Floral Designers	$28,320	$21,650	50
84	Bailiffs	$28,050	$28,040	30
85	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$28,020	$23,640	60
86	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$27,900	$18,620	140
87	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$27,840	$17,200	40
88	Library Technicians	$25,610	$16,750	30
89	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$23,940	$20,440	50
90	Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$23,810	$16,720	0
91	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$23,270	$18,120	40
92	Other Construction Trades Helpers	$22,320	$17,510	0
93	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$22,180	$19,910	0
94	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$21,330	$16,630	0
95	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$19,400	$16,540	70
96	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$18,070	$16,070	0
97	Legislators	$18,020	$15,890	90

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