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Top 200 Popular Jobs in North Dakota

What professions have the highest employment in North Dakota? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in North Dakota. We note that the total employment in North Dakota is 405,510. The most popular job is the retail salesperson profession, which employs 11,500 people (2.84 percent of the total employment in North Dakota). The second most common job is the registered nurses profession which employs 11,300 people (2.79 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in North Dakota is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in North Dakota (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	405,510	100.00%	$47,410
2	Retail Salespersons	11,500	2.84%	$31,310
3	Registered Nurses	11,300	2.79%	$69,640
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	10,360	2.55%	$56,070
5	General and Operations Managers	10,170	2.51%	$86,200
6	Cashiers	10,120	2.50%	$29,030
7	Fast Food and Counter Workers	10,000	2.47%	$27,410
8	Office Clerks, General	9,810	2.42%	$45,610
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	8,550	2.11%	$38,320
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	7,360	1.81%	$34,850
11	Nursing Assistants	7,350	1.81%	$37,490
12	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	6,630	1.63%	$35,500
13	Customer Service Representatives	5,850	1.44%	$37,920
14	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	5,520	1.36%	$40,850
15	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	5,310	1.31%	$35,720
16	Stockers and Order Fillers	5,010	1.24%	$36,870
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	4,580	1.13%	$50,220
18	Accountants and Auditors	4,320	1.07%	$63,690
19	Waiters and Waitresses	4,180	1.03%	$27,190
20	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	4,140	1.02%	$43,890
21	Bartenders	3,970	0.98%	$28,100
22	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	3,920	0.97%	$59,320
23	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,880	0.96%	$43,830
24	Childcare Workers	3,870	0.95%	$26,750
25	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	3,810	0.94%	$63,720
26	Restaurant Cooks	3,800	0.94%	$30,370
27	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	3,760	0.93%	$45,300
28	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	3,560	0.88%	$76,590
29	Construction Laborers	3,560	0.88%	$46,710
30	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2,980	0.73%	$51,290
31	Electricians	2,970	0.73%	$63,840
32	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2,950	0.73%	$47,970
33	Carpenters	2,820	0.70%	$48,610
34	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,750	0.68%	$28,510
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2,680	0.66%	$48,770
36	Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining	2,620	0.65%	$62,290
37	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,540	0.63%	$35,820
38	Driver/Sales Workers	2,520	0.62%	$45,880
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2,510	0.62%	$50,710
40	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2,500	0.62%	$56,870
41	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2,370	0.58%	$44,330
42	Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,260	0.56%	$35,090
43	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2,240	0.55%	$38,740
44	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	2,220	0.55%	$57,530
45	Tellers	2,200	0.54%	$36,570
46	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	2,160	0.53%	$47,000
47	Software Developers	2,070	0.51%	$84,860
48	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	2,010	0.50%	$61,440
49	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,890	0.47%	$60,440
50	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1,850	0.46%	$28,200
51	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	1,800	0.44%	$66,020
52	Financial Managers	1,730	0.43%	$123,040
53	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	1,710	0.42%	$62,870
54	Other Business Operations Specialists	1,690	0.42%	$67,400
55	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	1,690	0.42%	$63,520
56	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	1,630	0.40%	$81,200
57	School Bus Drivers	1,630	0.40%	$50,800
58	Project Management Specialists	1,600	0.39%	$78,570
59	Parts Salespersons	1,560	0.38%	$48,110
60	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	1,560	0.38%	$72,160
61	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,550	0.38%	$40,570
62	Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	1,550	0.38%	$33,540
63	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	1,520	0.37%	$51,220
64	Human Resources Specialists	1,470	0.36%	$62,720
65	Computer User Support Specialists	1,440	0.36%	$51,930
66	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,410	0.35%	$59,910
67	Security Guards	1,410	0.35%	$34,530
68	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	1,410	0.35%	$32,600
69	Insurance Sales Agents	1,400	0.35%	$65,080
70	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	1,390	0.34%	$27,880
71	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	1,360	0.34%	$63,290
72	Loan Officers	1,350	0.33%	$79,110
73	All Other Managers	1,310	0.32%	$103,790
74	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,290	0.32%	$60,110
75	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	1,280	0.32%	$58,260
76	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	1,260	0.31%	$58,470
77	Other Office and Administrative Support Workers	1,260	0.31%	$47,840
78	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	1,230	0.30%	$48,290
79	Wellhead Pumpers	1,220	0.30%	$61,220
80	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1,210	0.30%	$61,430
81	Lawyers	1,120	0.28%	$100,890
82	Coaches and Scouts	1,120	0.28%	$38,210
83	Fast Food Cooks	1,120	0.28%	$28,770
84	Civil Engineers	1,110	0.27%	$81,130
85	Gaming Dealers	1,080	0.27%	$29,130
86	Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,070	0.26%	$47,170
87	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1,040	0.26%	$42,370
88	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	1,030	0.25%	$33,020
89	Social and Human Service Assistants	1,020	0.25%	$41,910
90	Pharmacists	1,010	0.25%	$134,620
91	Emergency Medical Technicians	970	0.24%	$37,580
92	Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	960	0.24%	$37,470
93	Computer Occupations, All Other	950	0.23%	$66,910
94	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	940	0.23%	$27,680
95	Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	930	0.23%	$43,720
96	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	920	0.23%	$63,230
97	Recreation Workers	920	0.23%	$35,470
98	Dental Hygienists	890	0.22%	$79,350
99	Bakers	890	0.22%	$34,070
100	Physical Therapists	850	0.21%	$79,860
101	Postal Service Mail Carriers	840	0.21%	$52,810
102	Pharmacy Technicians	830	0.20%	$44,720
103	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	830	0.20%	$60,800
104	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	830	0.20%	$38,880
105	Construction Managers	820	0.20%	$93,950
106	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	820	0.20%	$47,860
107	Compliance Officers	810	0.20%	$78,590
108	Radiologic Technologists	810	0.20%	$62,600
109	Billing and Posting Clerks	810	0.20%	$44,920
110	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	800	0.20%	$101,190
111	Computer Network Support Specialists	800	0.20%	$64,710
112	Dishwashers	800	0.20%	$27,550
113	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	800	0.20%	$46,420
114	Firefighters	790	0.19%	$50,550
115	Medical Secretaries	790	0.19%	$38,630
116	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	790	0.19%	$50,500
117	Highway Maintenance Workers	780	0.19%	$50,740
118	Property, Real Estate Managers	750	0.18%	$47,720
119	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	750	0.18%	$61,220
120	Dental Assistants	740	0.18%	$49,960
121	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	730	0.18%	$59,860
122	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	720	0.18%	$56,680
123	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	720	0.18%	$60,580
124	Counter and Rental Clerks	710	0.18%	$33,570
125	Food Service Managers	680	0.17%	$58,910
126	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	680	0.17%	$61,800
127	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	680	0.17%	$70,030
128	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	680	0.17%	$31,650
129	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	680	0.17%	$50,760
130	Machinists	670	0.17%	$57,900
131	Legislators	660	0.16%	$32,280
132	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	660	0.16%	$28,010
133	Food Preparation Workers	650	0.16%	$30,370
134	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	650	0.16%	$61,740
135	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	630	0.16%	$79,580
136	Gas Plant Operators	610	0.15%	$110,660
137	Mechanical Engineers	600	0.15%	$78,050
138	Other Health Technologists and Technicians	600	0.15%	$39,320
139	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	600	0.15%	$50,460
140	Medical and Health Services Managers	590	0.15%	$106,210
141	Postsecondary Education Administrators	580	0.14%	$101,440
142	Training and Development Specialists	580	0.14%	$62,030
143	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	580	0.14%	$48,740
144	Personal Financial Advisors	570	0.14%	$81,160
145	Nurse Practitioners	570	0.14%	$107,680
146	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	570	0.14%	$39,600
147	Speech-Language Pathologists	560	0.14%	$63,930
148	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	560	0.14%	$28,120
149	Postsecondary Business Teachers	550	0.14%	$79,220
150	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	550	0.14%	$53,630
151	Computer and Information Systems Managers	540	0.13%	$126,930
152	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	540	0.13%	$35,920
153	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	540	0.13%	$50,750
154	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	540	0.13%	$47,900
155	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	540	0.13%	$103,280
156	Cost Estimators	530	0.13%	$64,990
157	Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	530	0.13%	$37,570
158	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	530	0.13%	$50,820
159	Management Analysts	520	0.13%	$77,470
160	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	520	0.13%	$80,030
161	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	520	0.13%	$58,690
162	Graphic Designers	520	0.13%	$46,140
163	Occupational Therapists	520	0.13%	$75,640
164	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	520	0.13%	$48,580
165	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	510	0.13%	$34,320
166	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	490	0.12%	$61,230
167	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	490	0.12%	$63,380
168	Industrial Engineers	480	0.12%	$82,050
169	Public Relations Specialists	480	0.12%	$66,930
170	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	480	0.12%	$95,030
171	Medical Records Specialists	470	0.12%	$46,800
172	Medical Assistants	470	0.12%	$38,840
173	All Other Physicians	460	0.11%	$177,750
174	Real Estate Sales Agents	460	0.11%	$56,850
175	Agricultural Equipment Operators	460	0.11%	$45,460
176	Sheet Metal Workers	460	0.11%	$62,900
177	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	460	0.11%	$37,130
178	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	450	0.11%	$109,730
179	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	430	0.11%	$100,040
180	Advertising Sales Agents	420	0.10%	$49,800
181	Social and Community Service Managers	410	0.10%	$74,940
182	Civil Engineering Technicians	410	0.10%	$60,000
183	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	410	0.10%	$25,940
184	Packers and Packagers	400	0.10%	$32,200
185	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	390	0.10%	$37,930
186	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	390	0.10%	$41,600
187	Riggers	390	0.10%	$46,420
188	Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	380	0.09%	$54,680
189	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	380	0.09%	$39,800
190	Sales Managers	370	0.09%	$119,580
191	Soil and Plant Scientists	370	0.09%	$63,370
192	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	370	0.09%	$60,950
193	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	370	0.09%	$59,210
194	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	370	0.09%	$79,060
195	Residential Advisors	370	0.09%	$41,370
196	Other Teachers and Instructors	360	0.09%	$55,350
197	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	360	0.09%	$47,980
198	Postal Service Clerks	360	0.09%	$52,170
199	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	360	0.09%	$61,210
200	Roofers	360	0.09%	$47,200

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