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North Dakota Earnings
North Dakota Metropolitan Areas Wages
Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Bismarck MSA
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$54,460 or $26.18/hr
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$29,120 or $14.00/hr
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$94,680 or $45.52/hr
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
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$54,970 or $26.43/hr
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$35,870 or $17.25/hr
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$64,760 or $31.14/hr
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
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$60,380 or $29.03/hr
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$46,830 or $22.52/hr
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$92,580 or $44.51/hr
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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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$59,670 or $28.69/hr
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$43,390 or $20.86/hr
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$82,530 or $39.68/hr
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North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Stable Growth rate is estimated to be 1%
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Job Openings
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11 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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90 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 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 5
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31
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6%
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4
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4
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Regions with decreasing outlook (negative 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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11
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-9%
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1
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1
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Region 7
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21
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-5%
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2
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2
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other. The occupation Quality Control Analyst is part of this group.
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 +7%.
(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 72,700 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Average growth
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Despite technological advances in quality control in many industries, automation cannot replace all tasks that inspectors do. Personal inspections and testing validation will continue to be needed for some products, such as those that require testing for taste, texture, or performance.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (30.4%)
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS611300) (29.5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS540000) (22.3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS560000) (13.8%)
- Administrative and support services (NAICS561000) (13.7%)
- Employment services (NAICS561300) (13.3%)
- Scientific research and development services (NAICS541700) (13.3%)
- Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (NAICS541710) (12.3%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (9.1%)
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