These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In North Dakota For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in North Dakota. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Anesthesiologists are the highest paid people in North Dakota.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in North Dakota:

1. Anesthesiologists
2. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
3. Dentists, General
4. Family and General Practitioners
5. Surgeons
6. Psychiatrists
7. Nurse Anesthetists
8. Internists, General
9. Chief Executives
10. Petroleum Engineers

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 3 on the list of highest paid professions in the Peace Garden State. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in North Dakota For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 562 job classifications in North Dakota in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released data on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

• These Are The 100 Lowest Paying Jobs In North Dakota

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In North Dakota

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Anesthesiologists	$286,250	$204,060	200
2	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$255,840	$103,240	530
3	Dentists, General	$238,170	$112,150	200
4	Family And General Practitioners	$224,820	$71,620	350
5	Surgeons	$222,820	$58,000	80
6	Psychiatrists	$208,810	$55,660	70
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$194,570	$151,190	150
8	Internists, General	$186,020	$54,750	80
9	Chief Executives	$160,590	$53,820	640
10	Petroleum Engineers	$142,710	$78,240	140
11	Optometrists	$134,030	$30,010	190
12	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$126,130	$86,210	400
13	Purchasing Managers	$124,910	$58,880	110
14	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$124,550	$53,660	320
15	Audiologists	$122,190	$58,860	50
16	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$120,680	$54,910	470
17	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$119,770	$76,290	500
18	Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$119,390	$18,560	100
19	Financial Managers	$119,240	$65,740	1,350
20	Physician Assistants	$117,500	$81,650	290
21	Pharmacists	$114,780	$86,350	810
22	Sales Managers	$112,360	$67,500	610
23	Training And Development Managers	$109,750	$66,520	70
24	Human Resources Managers	$109,370	$69,330	260
25	Medical And Health Services Managers	$107,720	$57,540	910
26	Marketing Managers	$106,000	$55,560	280
27	Natural Sciences Managers	$105,900	$79,530	140
28	Construction Managers	$105,050	$58,370	1,120
29	Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$104,230	$60,500	50
30	General And Operations Managers	$103,630	$50,240	7,250
31	Nurse Practitioners	$103,470	$82,240	420
32	Industrial Production Managers	$103,170	$53,100	520
33	Sales Engineers	$101,810	$57,990	60
34	Managers, All Other	$101,740	$50,000	1,100
35	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$99,880	$58,040	140
36	Mining And Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$99,520	$56,240	70
37	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,450	$44,900	160
38	Lawyers	$97,680	$56,290	960
39	Computer Hardware Engineers	$97,630	$46,570	30
40	Veterinarians	$96,090	$66,920	230
41	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,360	$52,790	140
42	Labor Relations Specialists	$95,130	$68,900	60
43	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$94,340	$45,980	50
44	Personal Financial Advisors	$93,890	$32,310	550
45	Psychologists, All Other	$93,570	$40,610	30
46	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,160	$51,870	40
47	Education Administrators, Elementary And Secondary School	$92,190	$62,860	590
48	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,930	$52,150	40
49	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$90,460	$47,800	130
50	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,970	$45,320	130
51	Electrical And Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, And Relay	$88,800	$71,780	40
52	Electrical And Electronics Repairers, Commercial And Industrial Equipment	$88,310	$46,760	290
53	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$87,840	$49,480	420
54	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$87,580	$47,680	50
55	Computer Network Architects	$87,100	$49,760	180
56	Administrative Services Managers	$85,540	$51,510	650
57	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	$85,490	$48,670	40
58	Detectives And Criminal Investigators	$84,970	$57,140	270
59	Occupational Health And Safety Specialists	$84,730	$54,360	410
60	Transportation Inspectors	$84,390	$55,670	80
61	Electrical Engineers	$84,300	$51,230	560
62	Clinical, Counseling, And School Psychologists	$84,300	$42,120	280
63	Air Traffic Controllers	$83,080	$35,010	100
64	Power Plant Operators	$82,950	$55,600	370
65	Securities, Commodities, And Financial Services Sales Agents	$82,660	$33,800	560
66	Gas Plant Operators	$82,570	$63,190	500
67	Engineers, All Other	$82,480	$31,750	290
68	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$82,080	$44,020	50
69	Chemists	$81,910	$50,950	110
70	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,460	$48,730	70
71	Soil And Plant Scientists	$80,730	$43,960	310
72	Electrical Power-Line Installers And Repairers	$79,590	$54,270	820
73	First-Line Supervisors Of Police And Detectives	$79,270	$55,450	210
74	Civil Engineers	$78,880	$51,810	1,310
75	Emergency Management Directors	$78,550	$48,770	80
76	Environmental Engineers	$77,750	$50,580	140
77	Physical Therapists	$77,270	$59,310	680
78	Industrial Engineers	$77,010	$45,830	310
79	Architects, Except Landscape And Naval	$76,860	$41,800	240
80	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$76,600	$40,040	400
81	Nursing Instructors And Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,380	$46,870	190
82	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,240	$45,920	80
83	Management Analysts	$76,190	$40,670	550
84	Control And Valve Installers And Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$76,140	$54,490	150
85	Information Security Analysts	$76,070	$47,130	180
86	Mechanical Engineers	$76,060	$51,740	540
87	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$75,890	$52,540	130
88	Database Administrators	$75,710	$37,100	150
89	Mining Machine Operators, All Other	$75,480	$53,550	100
90	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,070	$51,940	40
91	First-Line Supervisors Of Mechanics, Installers, And Repairers	$74,850	$48,270	1,840
92	Construction And Building Inspectors	$74,840	$31,430	240
93	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$74,800	$58,980	30
94	Software Developers, Applications	$74,310	$53,460	950
95	First-Line Supervisors Of Construction Trades And Extraction Workers	$74,220	$47,200	3,500
96	Financial Analysts	$74,150	$42,260	220
97	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,930	$41,790	120
98	Financial Examiners	$72,710	$38,980	150
99	Computer Systems Analysts	$72,470	$30,560	670
100	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$72,450	$34,480	60

If you’re interested, you can read more about the North Dakota job scene here:

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