Minot, ND

Across all occupations in the Minot, ND metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,940 a year ($23.53 an hour) and the mean $60,600, May 2025. That median is −4% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against North Dakota's $52,480. BLS counts 33,260 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is computer and information systems managers; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Minot, ND vs North Dakota and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Minot, ND area, North Dakota and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Minot, ND	Hourly	$14.28	$17.59	$23.53	$33.70	$46.66	$29.14	33,260
Minot, ND	Annual	$29,690	$36,590	$48,940	$70,100	$97,060	$60,600	33,260
North Dakota	Hourly	$15.06	$18.56	$25.23	$36.45	$49.59	$30.79	429,430
North Dakota	Annual	$31,330	$38,600	$52,480	$75,810	$103,160	$64,050	429,430
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

160 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: North Dakota. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Minot, ND

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,290	$66.49	50
2	Chief Executives	$135,870	$65.32	40
3	Physician Assistants	$134,090	$64.47	40
4	Nurse Practitioners	$130,820	$62.90	60
5	Financial Managers in North Dakota	$130,770	$62.87	130
6	Managers, All Other in North Dakota	$124,180	$59.70	120
7	Sales Managers	$120,070	$57.73	40
8	Lawyers in North Dakota	$114,180	$54.90	70
9	Software Developers in North Dakota	$108,470	$52.15	50
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,730	$51.79	80
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$106,040	*	70
12	Construction Managers	$102,430	$49.24	120
13	Civil Engineers	$99,460	$47.82	70
14	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,160	$47.19	30
15	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$96,100	$46.20	40
16	General and Operations Managers in North Dakota	$93,120	$44.77	950
17	Compliance Officers	$91,560	$44.02	50
18	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$91,210	$43.85	160
19	Dental Hygienists	$89,800	$43.18	60
20	Occupational Therapists	$89,670	$43.11	30

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Minot, ND

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in North Dakota	1,420	42.61	1.70	$35,290
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in North Dakota	1,400	42.17	1.70	$30,080
3	General and Operations Managers in North Dakota	950	28.69	1.27	$93,120
4	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in North Dakota	880	26.55	0.96	$36,860
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in North Dakota	880	26.49	2.00	$61,030
6	Cashiers in North Dakota	850	25.48	1.28	$30,570
7	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Dakota	740	22.17	2.43	$38,040
8	Office Clerks, General in North Dakota	660	19.73	1.24	$50,160
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in North Dakota	640	19.32	1.02	$44,560
10	Registered Nurses in North Dakota	620	18.61	0.86	$80,490
11	Stockers and Order Fillers in North Dakota	500	15.09	0.83	$35,530
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in North Dakota	480	14.52	1.02	$37,750
13	Waiters and Waitresses in North Dakota	440	13.11	0.90	$30,930
13	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in North Dakota	440	13.12	1.19	$47,320
15	Nursing Assistants in North Dakota	430	12.90	1.38	$36,500
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in North Dakota	420	12.49	2.39	$82,680
17	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in North Dakota	400	12.02	1.35	$61,350
18	Customer Service Representatives in North Dakota	390	11.79	0.71	$44,560
19	Cooks, Restaurant in North Dakota	380	11.32	1.25	$36,390
19	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	380	11.37	41.00	$59,400

Most concentrated occupations in Minot, ND

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	41.00	380	11.37	$59,400
2	Wellhead Pumpers	33.26	130	3.85	$77,310
3	Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	23.06	220	6.67	$50,490
4	Gambling Dealers	5.92	110	3.19	$19,290
5	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	3.40	140	4.20	$52,040
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3.31	130	3.76	$75,900
7	Parts Salespersons	3.01	170	5.23	$48,150
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.85	290	8.77	$62,990
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	2.52	160	4.70	$72,800
10	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in North Dakota	2.43	740	22.17	$38,040

Occupation groups in Minot, ND

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$96,740	$110,430	2,040	61.24	0.86
Architecture and Engineering	$93,890	$95,650	300	8.92	0.53
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$79,030	$119,270	1,920	57.67	0.91
Computer and Mathematical	$78,870	$82,940	320	9.69	0.29
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$77,600	$82,310	230	6.84	0.72
Business and Financial Operations	$77,110	$80,100	1,410	42.38	0.63
Legal	$70,690	$86,540	170	5.11	0.61
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,930	$68,910	1,830	55.02	1.41
Community and Social Service	$60,320	$61,000	530	15.98	0.93
Construction and Extraction	$60,320	$64,400	2,780	83.45	2.02
Protective Service	$58,190	$60,470	550	16.62	0.68
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,930	$56,550	2,360	70.92	1.21
Transportation and Material Moving	$48,050	$52,170	3,390	101.98	1.16
Office and Administrative Support	$47,540	$50,150	3,450	103.57	0.91
Production	$47,180	$54,560	820	24.61	0.45
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$46,450	$46,100	50	1.64	0.59
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$44,880	$50,380	370	11.14	0.85
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,750	$41,450	1,000	30.11	1.03
Healthcare Support	$37,230	$41,130	1,540	46.16	0.91
Sales and Related	$36,960	$48,100	3,780	113.58	1.32
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$32,680	$34,380	3,430	103.12	1.17
Personal Care and Service	$31,580	$36,430	1,010	30.26	1.44

Every occupation in North Dakota, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 160 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Minot, ND estimates (area 33500).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Minot, ND area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.