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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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$62,500 or $30.05/hr
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$50,310 or $24.19/hr
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$76,830 or $36.94/hr
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
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$56,320 or $27.08/hr
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$38,760 or $18.63/hr
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$75,560 or $36.33/hr
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
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$57,150 or $27.48/hr
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$39,560 or $19.02/hr
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$75,090 or $36.10/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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East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
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$55,530 or $26.70/hr
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$23,890 or $11.49/hr
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$74,330 or $35.74/hr
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West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
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$59,650 or $28.68/hr
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$36,840 or $17.71/hr
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$75,870 or $36.48/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 18%
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Job Openings
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78 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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663 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) (23.08%)
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Other residential care facilities (NAICS623900) (16.92%)
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General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (15.38%)
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Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (NAICS622200) (15.38%)
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Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (13.85%)
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Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (7.69%)
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Vocational rehabilitation services (NAICS624300) (6.15%)
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Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (1.54%)
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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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37
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24%
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1
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4
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5
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Region 5
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176
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31%
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5
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18
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23
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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 2
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64
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12%
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1
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6
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7
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Region 3
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50
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2%
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|
5
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5
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Region 4
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58
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14%
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1
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6
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7
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Region 6
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38
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8%
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3
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3
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Region 7
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203
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18%
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4
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20
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24
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Region 8
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34
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15%
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3
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3
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. The occupation Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselor 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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increasing
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The employment change from 2021 to 2031 is estimated to be +22%.
(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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A total of 4360 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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medium occupation
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This was a medium sized occupation in the United States, employing 351,000 workers in 2021.
(The National average for all occupations is 142,207 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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Employment growth is expected in this occupation as people continue to seek addiction and mental health counseling services. Demand for these workers also is expected to increase as states seek treatment and counseling services rather than jail time for people with addictions or mental health concerns. In addition, there will be a continued need for counselors to work with military veterans to provide them the appropriate mental health or substance abuse counseling care.
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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) (73.6%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (34.8%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (20.7%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (19%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (16.3%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (14.9%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (12.4%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (11.2%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (10.1%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (10%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (9.3%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.8%)
- Self-employed workers (8.4%)
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals (6.4%)
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