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North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
Outlook
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Increasing Growth rate is estimated to be 25%
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Job Openings
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3 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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32 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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11
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18%
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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 +17%.
(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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very small occupation
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This was a very small occupation in the United States, employing 11,100 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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Both diabetes and cardiovascular disease, two leading causes of limb loss, are more common among older people than younger people. In addition, older people will continue to need other devices designed and fitted by orthotists and prosthetists, such as braces and orthopedic footwear.
Advances in technology are allowing more people to survive traumatic events. Patients with traumatic injuries, such as some veterans, will continue to need orthotists and prosthetists to create devices that allow the patients to regain or improve mobility and functionality
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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) (38.8%)
- Manufacturing (NAICS31-330) (31.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (NAICS339000) (31.8%)
- Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing (NAICS339100) (31.8%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (30.2%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (18.7%)
- Offices of all other health practitioners (NAICS621390) (17.9%)
- Retail trade (NAICS44-450) (13.1%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (8.6%)
- Federal government (NAICS910000) (8.4%)
- Offices of physicians (NAICS621100) (7.7%)
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (NAICS622100) (6.2%)
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