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North Dakota Earnings
North Dakota Geographical Areas Wages
Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
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$114,210 or $54.91/hr
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$80,850 or $38.87/hr
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$154,100 or $74.09/hr
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North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 42%
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Job Openings
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33 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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276 were employed in this occupation
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
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Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (35.29%)
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 20% growth rate expected)
Region
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Employment
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Projected Growth Rate
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Annual Openings (growth)
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Annual Openings (replacement)
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Annual Openings
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Region 1
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158
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57%
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9
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13
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22
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Region 7
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33
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21%
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1
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3
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4
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Region 8
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47
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30%
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1
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3
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4
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National Earnings
Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.
Where do these numbers come from?
National Employment and Outlook
Outlook
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stable
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +8%.
(The National average for all occupations is +5%)
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Job Openings
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very small number
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Less than 1000 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2021 and 2031.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,757 openings)
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Employment
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small occupation
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This was a small occupation in the United States, employing 22,800 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Faster than average growth
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Demand for petroleum engineers to facilitate oil and gas extraction at existing operations is expected; however, an increase in the use of renewable energy and weaker investment in fossil fuel production may limit job growth over the projections decade.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS210000) (44.3%)
- Oil and gas extraction (NAICS211000) (25.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS550000) (19.9%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (NAICS551000) (19.9%)
- Support Activities for Mining (NAICS213000) (18.4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (15.4%)
- Architectural, engineering, and related services (NAICS541300) (8.1%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (8.1%)
- Engineering services (NAICS541330) (7.3%)
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing (NAICS324000) (6.1%)
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