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North Dakota Earnings
North Dakota Metropolitan Areas Wages
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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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$57,470 or $27.63/hr
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$46,230 or $22.23/hr
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$69,890 or $33.60/hr
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
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$57,300 or $27.55/hr
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$39,820 or $19.14/hr
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$76,610 or $36.83/hr
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
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$59,550 or $28.63/hr
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$45,460 or $21.86/hr
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$66,770 or $32.10/hr
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North Dakota Geographical Areas Wages
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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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$62,040 or $29.83/hr
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$40,620 or $19.53/hr
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$89,980 or $43.26/hr
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North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
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Outlook
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Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 4%
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Job Openings
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12 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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164 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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Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (33.85%)
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Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (21.54%)
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Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services (NAICS624200) (20.77%)
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Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (10%)
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General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (5.38%)
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Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (NAICS623100) (3.85%)
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Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (NAICS622300) (3.08%)
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)
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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 2
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18
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0%
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2
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2
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Region 4
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29
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3%
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2
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2
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Region 5
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38
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3%
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2
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2
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Region 7
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56
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2%
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4
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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
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Outlook
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increasing
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The employment change from 2022 to 2032 is estimated to be +11%.
(The National average for all occupations is +3%)
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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 2022 and 2032.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,670 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 113,500 workers in 2022.
(The National average for all occupations is 147,916 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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Employment of mental health and substance abuse social workers will grow as more people seek treatment for mental illness and for substance abuse, especially recovery from opioid use disorder. In addition, drug offenders are increasingly being directed to treatment programs, which are staffed by these social workers, as a supplement or occasionally an alternative to incarceration.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (76.4%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (34.1%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (22.7%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (19.2%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (16.5%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (14.8%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.1%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (10.5%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (9.6%)
- Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (8.9%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (8.4%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (7.9%)
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