Fastest-growing jobs in North Dakota

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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +2.7% (40 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,500
--- Employment in 2023: 1,460
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,230

#50. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +2.9% (120 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,220
--- Employment in 2023: 4,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $71,230

#49. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +3.6% (140 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,060
--- Employment in 2023: 3,920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,260

#48. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +3.7% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,470
--- Employment in 2023: 6,240
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $43,160

#47. Customer Service Representatives
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +3.9% (100 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,690
--- Employment in 2023: 2,590
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,140

#46. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +3.9% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,290
--- Employment in 2023: 5,090
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $29,420

#45. Waiters and Waitresses
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +4.1% (70 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,760
--- Employment in 2023: 1,690
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $80,200

#44. Business Operations Specialists, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +4.6% (70 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,590
--- Employment in 2023: 1,520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,800

#43. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.1% (80 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,650
--- Employment in 2023: 1,570
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $73,700

#42. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.1% (60 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,230
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,970

#41. Security Guards
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.3% (140 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,760
--- Employment in 2023: 2,620
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $65,070

#40. Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.5% (90 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,720
--- Employment in 2023: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $89,660

#39. Project Management Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.5% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,090
--- Employment in 2023: 6,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,100

#38. Home Health and Personal Care Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.5% (370 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 7,090
--- Employment in 2023: 6,720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $39,100

#37. Home Health and Personal Care Aides
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.8% (90 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,650
--- Employment in 2023: 1,560
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,670

#36. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +5.8% (80 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,470
--- Employment in 2023: 1,390
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $96,160

#35. Civil Engineers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.2% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,130
--- Employment in 2023: 4,830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,720

#34. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.2% (250 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,310
--- Employment in 2023: 4,060
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $80,340

#33. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.2% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 5,130
--- Employment in 2023: 4,830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,720

#32. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.3% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,000
--- Employment in 2023: 10,350
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $78,260

#31. Registered Nurses
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.5% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,400
--- Employment in 2023: 4,130
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,060

#30. Cooks, Restaurant
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +6.9% (120 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,850
--- Employment in 2023: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $75,530

#29. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +8.2% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,640
--- Employment in 2023: 2,440
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,770

#28. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +8.2% (880 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,660
--- Employment in 2023: 10,780
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $93,290

#27. General and Operations Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +9.0% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,820
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $85,380

#26. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +10.2% (560 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 6,070
--- Employment in 2023: 5,510
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,490

#25. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +11.1% (180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,800
--- Employment in 2023: 1,620
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $51,340

#24. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +11.9% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,720
--- Employment in 2023: 2,430
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,270

#23. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +12.0% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,870
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $69,740

#22. Human Resources Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.3% (1,360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 11,580
--- Employment in 2023: 10,220
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $30,010

#21. Fast Food and Counter Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +13.8% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,730
--- Employment in 2023: 1,520
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $55,760

#20. Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +14.1% (350 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,830
--- Employment in 2023: 2,480
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $58,390

#19. Carpenters
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +15.8% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 950
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $101,020

#18. Construction Managers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.0% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,740
--- Employment in 2023: 1,500
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $45,200

#17. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.4% (200 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,420
--- Employment in 2023: 1,220
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $36,210

#16. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.4% (180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,280
--- Employment in 2023: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $47,010

#15. Social and Human Service Assistants
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.7% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,540
--- Employment in 2023: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $63,430

#14. Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +16.8% (290 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,020
--- Employment in 2023: 1,730
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $118,010

#13. Managers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.0% (160 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,100
--- Employment in 2023: 940
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $66,770

#12. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.4% (150 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,010
--- Employment in 2023: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $46,800

#11. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +17.6% (180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,200
--- Employment in 2023: 1,020
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $60,830

#10. Highway Maintenance Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +19.2% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 2,550
--- Employment in 2023: 2,140
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $44,030

#9. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +20.9% (810 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,690
--- Employment in 2023: 3,880
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $62,760

#8. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +26.5% (220 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,050
--- Employment in 2023: 830
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $49,390

#7. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +28.3% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,180
--- Employment in 2023: 920
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $66,450

#6. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +34.5% (1,180 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 4,600
--- Employment in 2023: 3,420
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $48,340

#5. Construction Laborers
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +50.0% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,080
--- Employment in 2023: 720
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $73,080

#4. Management Analysts
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +56.8% (460 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,270
--- Employment in 2023: 810
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,670

#3. Emergency Medical Technicians
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +68.2% (580 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,430
--- Employment in 2023: 850
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $37,440

#2. Counter and Rental Clerks
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- Increase in employment 2023-2024: +77.5% (550 employees)
--- Employment in 2024: 1,260
--- Employment in 2023: 710
--- Median annual salary in 2024: $123,220

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

#1. Nurse Practitioners
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