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

The top 100 highest paying jobs in West 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 West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area is nurse anesthetists with an average annual salary of $174,350. The second highest paying job is industrial production manager (average salary $132,940). The salary and the employment information in West 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 West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,350	$155,670	0
2	Industrial Production Managers	$132,940	$71,700	80
3	Audiologists	$130,250	$59,220	30
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$128,460	$106,940	30
5	Engineers, All Other	$110,520	$60,560	30
6	Physician Assistants	$105,290	$83,650	40
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$99,830	$59,490	30
8	Electrical Engineers	$93,040	$48,830	70
9	Petroleum Engineers	$92,020	$78,500	80
10	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$89,820	$47,710	40
11	Environmental Engineers	$89,090	$49,100	50
12	Instructional Coordinators	$87,280	$36,790	30
13	Mining and Geological Engineers	$86,300	$37,570	40
14	Chemical Technicians	$84,440	$68,400	40
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$81,160	$58,340	50
16	Family and General Practitioners	$79,120	$57,100	30
17	Other Engineering Technicians	$76,210	$46,570	40
18	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$75,010	$46,120	260
19	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$74,480	$60,890	40
20	Other Computer Occupations	$72,040	$47,020	50
21	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$70,520	$55,820	50
22	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$68,130	$45,750	40
23	Soil and Plant Scientists	$67,740	$42,450	40
24	Chiropractors	$67,030	$31,970	40
25	Meter Readers, Utilities	$65,820	$25,120	40
26	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$65,360	$47,170	100
27	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$62,810	$35,220	150
28	Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$61,880	$48,770	0
29	Boilermakers	$60,180	$40,270	110
30	Occupational Therapists	$59,910	$45,450	30
31	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,030	$44,150	160
32	Environmental Engineering Technicians	$58,970	$42,640	30
33	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$58,290	$35,480	70
34	Crane and Tower Operators	$57,970	$45,410	30
35	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$57,120	$40,680	40
36	Architectural and Civil Drafters	$56,760	$43,010	30
37	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$56,470	$41,670	140
38	Applications Software Developers	$56,450	$45,430	70
39	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$56,370	$40,730	110
40	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$55,640	$40,780	120
41	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$54,570	$39,540	40
42	Sheet Metal Workers	$53,720	$38,670	40
43	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$53,440	$43,260	30
44	Farm Products Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$52,900	$41,680	30
45	Commercial Pilots	$52,150	$36,110	0
46	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	$51,830	$26,600	50
47	Physical Therapist Assistants	$50,070	$40,870	30
48	Insurance Underwriters	$49,740	$35,040	0
49	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,400	$34,150	100
50	Property, Real Estate Managers	$47,890	$18,900	120
51	Lodging Managers	$47,820	$31,950	0
52	Firefighters	$46,160	$22,370	90
53	Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,130	$30,170	30
54	Chefs and Head Cooks	$45,880	$37,680	70
55	Editors	$45,820	$26,150	30
56	Industrial Engineering Technicians	$45,210	$40,280	0
57	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$44,770	$28,540	40
58	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$44,560	$32,940	0
59	Forest and Conservation Technicians	$44,440	$32,930	30
60	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	$44,440	$28,510	50
61	Cargo and Freight Agents	$43,730	$27,040	0
62	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$43,040	$28,640	120
63	Roofers	$42,770	$32,820	40
64	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$42,750	$33,490	0
65	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$42,280	$33,930	180
66	All Occupations	$41,740	$21,320	56,690
67	Postal Service Clerks	$41,160	$26,850	90
68	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$39,180	$32,700	60
69	Rehabilitation Counselors	$38,470	$27,060	30
70	Pipelayers	$38,070	$31,890	0
71	Procurement Clerks	$36,730	$22,210	50
72	Community Health Workers	$36,690	$26,030	30
73	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$36,170	$27,190	30
74	Protective Service Workers, All Other	$35,550	$28,870	30
75	Substitute Teachers	$35,050	$31,580	0
76	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$33,230	$26,170	30
77	Other Healthcare Support Workers	$33,090	$20,660	40
78	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$31,420	$24,930	40
79	Phlebotomists	$30,790	$26,680	30
80	Extraction Workers Helpers	$30,710	$22,620	80
81	Funeral Attendants	$29,580	$21,480	30
82	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$29,000	$26,140	0
83	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$28,980	$18,000	0
84	Other Assemblers and Fabricators	$28,930	$19,860	30
85	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$28,870	$25,560	30
86	Bailiffs	$28,050	$28,040	40
87	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$26,430	$17,150	40
88	Pharmacy Aides	$25,400	$17,870	40
89	File Clerks	$24,500	$20,300	40
90	Dietetic Technicians	$24,470	$18,220	50
91	Radio and Television Announcers	$24,330	$18,020	30
92	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$23,610	$20,910	0
93	Furniture Finishers	$23,530	$20,950	0
94	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$22,630	$17,600	100
95	Other Production Workers	$20,180	$16,680	90
96	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$18,220	$16,250	150
97	Library Assistants, Clerical	$17,910	$16,100	0

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