
Fastest-growing jobs in North Dakota
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis revealed that, as of September 2025, the national hiring rate has reached a decade low, with the exception of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Associated Press reports that several factors have contributed to this, including the impact of the eleven interest rate hikes that occurred in 2022 and 2023 and the dozens of tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump since the beginning of the year.
Economists generally agree that the long-run breakeven employment growth rate (or the rate at which new jobs need to be added to keep up with population growth) is somewhere between 70,000 and 90,000 jobs per month. However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2025, just 22,000 new jobs were added. June and July saw a combined 87,000 new jobs added to the workforce.
Those numbers are bleak, to be sure, but not all employment news is bad. Certain sectors, like health care and social services, continue to see rapid growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said average hourly earnings for all employees are also up by 3.7% over the past 12 months. The total number of hours worked per week has been edging down for all employees, providing opportunities for much-needed work-life balance.
The employment story also looks quite different from state to state. Some places, like Utah, New Mexico, Hawai'i, and Idaho, are seeing high-percentage job growth year over year; others, like Washington D.C., Iowa, and Kansas, have actually seen a shrinkage in the overall number of job openings.
Using BLS jobs data, Stacker determined the fastest-growing jobs in North Dakota. Occupations were ranked by the percentage increase in employment between 2023 and 2024. Jobs were excluded from the ranking if they had fewer than 1,000 people working in them in the state.
Keep reading to learn which jobs are growing the fastest in North Dakota.

#50. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- 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

#49. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- 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
#48. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- 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
#47. Customer Service Representatives
- 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

#46. Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- 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
#45. Waiters and Waitresses
- 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
#44. Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- 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

#43. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
- 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

#42. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- 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

#41. Security Guards
- 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

#40. Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- 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
#39. Project Management Specialists
- 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

#38. Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- 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
- 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

#36. Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- 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

#35. Civil Engineers
- 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

#34. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
- 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

#33. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- 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

#32. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
- 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
#31. Registered Nurses
- 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

#30. Cooks, Restaurant
- 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

#29. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- 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

#28. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- 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

#27. General and Operations Managers
- 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

#26. First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- 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
#25. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- 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

#24. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
- 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

#23. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- 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

#22. Human Resources Specialists
- 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

#21. Fast Food and Counter Workers
- 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
#20. Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- 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

#19. Carpenters
- 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

#18. Construction Managers
- 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

#17. Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- 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
#16. Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
- 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
#15. Social and Human Service Assistants
- 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

#14. Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- 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
#13. Managers, All Other
- 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

#12. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- 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
#11. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- 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

#10. Highway Maintenance Workers
- 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

#9. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- 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

#8. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- 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
#7. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
- 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

#6. Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- 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

#5. Construction Laborers
- 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

#4. Management Analysts
- 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
#3. Emergency Medical Technicians
- 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

#2. Counter and Rental Clerks
- 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

#1. Nurse Practitioners
- 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.