Grand Forks, ND-MN

249 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 24220.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Occupation	Employment
Retail Salespersons	1,620
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	1,490
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations)	1,350
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations)	1,280
Cashiers	1,280
General and Operations Managers	1,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,100
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations)	1,030
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations)	1,030
Nursing Assistants	930
Office Clerks, General	920
Stockers and Order Fillers	830
Waiters and Waitresses	820
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	790
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	750
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations)	710
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	600
Customer Service Representatives	580
Cooks, Restaurant	560
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	540

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Occupation	Location quotient	Employment
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	5.34	110
Food Batchmakers	3.13	180
Highway Maintenance Workers	3.01	160
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2.89	170
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations)	2.39	410
Sheet Metal Workers	2.38	100
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	2.37	140
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	2.30	230
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	2.29	370
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations)	2.18	1,030
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	2.13	140
Driver/Sales Workers	2.11	290
Bartenders	1.92	490
Nursing Assistants	1.91	930
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	1.84	160
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1.77	170
Parts Salespersons	1.75	160
Nurse Practitioners	1.72	190
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations)	1.68	190
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	1.64	190

Highest median wage

Occupation	Median annual
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$344,930
Family Medicine Physicians	$286,380
Nurse Anesthetists	$254,410
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$173,590
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations)	$171,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations)	$149,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,440
Pharmacists	$138,310
Human Resources Managers	$135,340
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations)	$133,450
Nurse Practitioners	$130,990
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations)	$130,130
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations)	$124,530
Marketing Managers	$122,390
Administrative Services Managers	$114,810
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$113,700
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$112,900
Electrical Engineers	$112,260
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations)	$112,200
Commercial Pilots	$111,680

All 249 occupations

BLS occupation	Employment	Median annual	Location quotient
Accountants and Auditors `13-2011`	440	$74,740	0.90
Administrative Services Managers `11-3012`	40	$114,810	0.43
Agricultural Equipment Operators `45-2091`	40	$47,900	4.08
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians `49-3011`	70	$77,740	1.46
Amusement and Recreation Attendants `39-3091`	130	$27,740	0.94
Animal Caretakers `39-2021`	120	$33,410	1.37
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval `17-1011`	50	$102,120	1.48
Architectural and Civil Drafters `17-3011`	60	$60,800	1.74
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-9041`	30	$149,500	0.45
Automotive Body and Related Repairers `49-3021`	80	$54,930	1.52
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics `49-3023`	220	$58,680	0.95
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants `53-6031`	70	$28,290	2.15
Bakers `51-3011`	50	$37,670	0.64
Bartenders `35-3011`	490	$28,770	1.92
Bill and Account Collectors `43-3011`	40	$36,110	0.68
Billing and Posting Clerks `43-3021`	130	$47,160	0.97
Biological Technicians `19-4021`	30	$48,190	1.43
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks `43-3031`	510	$50,260	1.11
Bus Drivers, School `53-3051`	80	$53,270	0.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists `49-3031`	170	$64,220	1.77
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) `13-1199`	280	$73,920	0.77
Business Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1011`	60	$102,230	2.29
Butchers and Meat Cutters `51-3021`	60	$37,970	1.29
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1020`	130	$73,920	0.78
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2032`	40	$61,930	1.10
Carpenters `47-2031`	290	$57,440	1.28
Cashiers `41-2011`	1,280	$30,980	1.24
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers `47-2051`	70	$52,140	1.00
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) `11-1011`	70	$171,120	1.10
Child, Family, and School Social Workers `21-1021`	180	$63,100	1.39
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `39-9011`	410	$30,210	2.39
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians `17-3022`	40	$67,030	1.73
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2051`	170	$100,520	1.40
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators `13-1031`	30	$78,070	0.30
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment `53-7061`	160	$37,910	1.26
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) `29-2010`	190	$61,820	1.68
Coaches and Scouts `27-2022`	130	$49,130	1.59
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders `51-9124`	60	$61,220	1.18
Commercial Pilots `53-2012`	40	$111,680	2.38
Community Health Workers `21-1094`	30	$44,800	1.49
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other `21-1099`	50	$52,040	1.36
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) `13-1041`	80	$74,980	0.58
Computer Network Support Specialists `15-1231`	40	$70,880	0.75
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators `51-9161`	40	$51,320	0.68
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) `15-1299`	70	$76,360	0.50
Computer User Support Specialists `15-1232`	170	$60,090	0.72
Computer and Information Systems Managers `11-3021`	90	$141,440	0.38
Construction Laborers `47-2061`	510	$49,070	1.39
Construction Managers `11-9021`	140	$102,440	1.09
Cooks, Fast Food `35-2011`	100	$29,550	0.47
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria `35-2012`	200	$38,500	1.33
Cooks, Restaurant `35-2014`	560	$36,800	1.20
Correctional Officers and Jailers `33-3012`	180	$50,230	1.45
Cost Estimators `13-1051`	90	$73,310	1.15
Counter and Rental Clerks `41-2021`	170	$40,430	1.26
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks `43-4031`	80	$53,880	1.35
Customer Service Representatives `43-4051`	580	$42,560	0.67
Dental Assistants `31-9091`	110	$57,770	0.88
Detectives and Criminal Investigators (3 O*NET occupations) `33-3021`	60	$86,110	1.70
Dietitians and Nutritionists `29-1031`	40	$68,450	1.40
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers `35-9011`	120	$30,630	0.67
Dishwashers `35-9021`	120	$30,230	0.76
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance `43-5032`	70	$49,450	1.07
Driver/Sales Workers `53-3031`	290	$30,640	2.11
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary `11-9032`	80	$112,900	0.69
Education Administrators, Postsecondary `11-9033`	170	$102,080	2.89
Education Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1081`	110	$77,540	5.34
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors `21-1012`	190	$58,960	1.64
Electrical Engineers `17-2071`	40	$112,260	0.53
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers `49-9051`	70	$113,700	1.70
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians `17-3023`	30	$81,930	0.96
Electricians `47-2111`	350	$69,710	1.40
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2021`	540	$61,430	1.16
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs `43-4061`	60	$58,820	1.10
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) `17-2199`	40	$103,380	0.77
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants `43-6011`	70	$64,570	0.46
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors `39-9031`	70	$37,440	0.68
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3013`	50	$101,200	0.96
Family Medicine Physicians `29-1215`	50	$286,380	1.45
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians `49-3041`	80	$63,750	6.51
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `35-3023`	1,490	$29,540	1.16
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-3031`	220	$130,130	0.79
Firefighters `33-2011`	180	$68,060	1.51
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) `47-1011`	280	$76,430	1.03
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers `35-1012`	440	$43,250	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers `37-1011`	50	$55,550	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers `37-1012`	30	$67,520	0.71
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers `49-1011`	240	$80,950	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers `41-1012`	40	$64,330	0.52
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers `43-1011`	230	$68,420	0.48
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers `39-1022`	40	$48,630	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives `33-1012`	70	$98,000	1.38
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers `51-1011`	220	$75,360	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers `41-1011`	380	$48,450	1.02
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) `53-1047`	210	$63,440	1.03
Food Batchmakers `51-3092`	180	$50,720	3.13
Food Preparation Workers `35-2021`	270	$35,650	0.90
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant `35-3041`	230	$37,280	2.30
Food Service Managers `11-9051`	110	$63,240	1.43
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders `51-3091`	40	$43,610	5.43
Fundraisers `13-1131`	90	$80,250	2.34
Gambling Service Workers, All Other `39-3019`	30	$27,920	6.37
General Internal Medicine Physicians `29-1216`	30	$344,930	1.38
General and Operations Managers `11-1021`	1,220	$85,420	1.04
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products `45-2041`	40	$48,700	4.61
Graphic Designers `27-1024`	70	$55,110	0.99
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists `39-5012`	80	$31,620	0.79
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) `29-2099`	70	$46,800	1.11
Healthcare Social Workers `21-1022`	40	$66,080	0.60
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers `49-9021`	130	$75,470	0.97
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers `53-3032`	1,100	$59,360	1.59
Highway Maintenance Workers `47-4051`	160	$62,050	3.01
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) `31-1120`	1,350	$41,080	0.93
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop `35-9031`	110	$28,420	0.79
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks `43-4081`	160	$34,440	1.84
Human Resources Managers `11-3121`	40	$135,340	0.58
Human Resources Specialists `13-1071`	190	$73,300	0.62
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) `17-2112`	110	$103,200	0.91
Industrial Machinery Mechanics `49-9041`	160	$65,890	1.09
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) `11-3051`	70	$112,200	0.81
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators `53-7051`	160	$49,270	0.61
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers `51-9061`	170	$60,180	0.85
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `49-9099`	70	$51,440	1.22
Instructional Coordinators `25-9031`	90	$64,550	1.20
Insurance Sales Agents `41-3021`	120	$63,740	0.74
Interpreters and Translators `27-3091`	Not available	$47,800
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2011`	790	$37,020	1.07
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2012`	60	$61,210	1.63
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) `53-7062`	1,030	$43,580	1.05
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers `37-3011`	240	$45,860	0.76
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers `51-6011`	100	$39,000	1.51
Lawyers `23-1011`	90	$104,210	0.38
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6012`	50	$53,880	0.99
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists `25-4022`	70	$72,990	1.53
Library Technicians `25-4031`	30	$38,960	1.46
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses `29-2061`	300	$60,500	1.38
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers `33-9092`	80	$29,050	1.45
Light Truck Drivers `53-3033`	310	$47,880	0.96
Loan Interviewers and Clerks `43-4131`	60	$54,710	1.15
Loan Officers `13-2072`	100	$92,820	1.12
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) `13-1081`	40	$70,720	0.52
Machinists `51-4041`	100	$57,890	1.06
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners `37-2012`	350	$34,940	1.20
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General `49-9071`	600	$48,040	1.17
Management Analysts `13-1111`	120	$89,480	0.42
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) `11-9199`	190	$124,530	0.92
Manicurists and Pedicurists `39-5092`	30	$49,290	0.68
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) `13-1161`	190	$60,530	0.62
Marketing Managers `11-2021`	30	$122,390	0.24
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary `25-1022`	50	$85,490	2.87
Mechanical Drafters `17-3013`	30	$75,160	2.43
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) `17-2141`	90	$91,430	0.89
Medical Assistants `31-9092`	80	$44,560	0.28
Medical Equipment Preparers `31-9093`	30	$37,600	1.23
Medical Records Specialists `29-2072`	80	$45,860	1.17
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists `19-1042`	40	$63,020	0.74
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants `43-6013`	170	$46,600	0.53
Medical and Health Services Managers `11-9111`	190	$101,990	0.93
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners `13-1121`	60	$49,730	1.15
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers `21-1023`	50	$60,160	1.14
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers `27-1026`	50	$42,480	0.85
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2022`	210	$61,150	1.03
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) `51-2090`	710	$51,850	1.50
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines `49-3042`	140	$77,860	2.37
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other `53-3099`	30	$21,180	2.05
Natural Sciences Managers (3 O*NET occupations) `11-9121`	30	$173,590	0.86
Network and Computer Systems Administrators `15-1244`	80	$84,130	0.76
Nurse Anesthetists `29-1151`	40	$254,410	2.20
Nurse Practitioners `29-1171`	190	$130,990	1.72
Nursing Assistants `31-1131`	930	$45,740	1.91
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists `19-5011`	60	$83,860	1.25
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1122`	60	$80,830	1.19
Office Clerks, General `43-9061`	920	$48,570	1.11
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other `43-9199`	140	$54,500	2.13
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators `47-2073`	370	$61,520	2.29
Opticians, Dispensing `29-2081`	40	$45,280	1.47
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders `51-9111`	130	$49,120	1.06
Packers and Packagers, Hand `53-7064`	110	$34,980	0.60
Painters, Construction and Maintenance `47-2141`	50	$50,530	0.60
Paralegals and Legal Assistants `23-2011`	110	$49,290	0.82
Parts Salespersons `41-2022`	160	$46,430	1.75
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks `43-3051`	40	$59,010	0.87
Personal Financial Advisors `13-2052`	30	$77,520	0.37
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation `37-3012`	30	$47,320	3.33
Pharmacists `29-1051`	90	$138,310	0.85
Pharmacy Technicians `29-2052`	90	$47,110	0.56
Phlebotomists `31-9097`	40	$47,040	0.87
Physical Therapists `29-1123`	100	$88,670	1.12
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) `29-1071`	70	$133,450	1.32
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) `47-2152`	240	$62,940	1.56
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) `33-3051`	220	$74,500	0.99
Postal Service Clerks `43-5051`	30	$58,150	1.22
Postal Service Mail Carriers `43-5052`	130	$55,490	1.15
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education `25-2011`	110	$39,110	0.69
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists `21-1092`	40	$64,150	1.35
Production Workers, All Other `51-9199`	40	$52,920	0.45
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks `43-5061`	80	$57,750	0.60
Project Management Specialists `13-1082`	220	$90,140	0.60
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers `11-9141`	80	$59,230	0.76
Psychiatric Technicians `29-2053`	60	$38,480	1.12
Public Relations Specialists `27-3031`	110	$63,040	1.13
Public Safety Telecommunicators `43-5031`	30	$60,310	1.02
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians `29-2034`	100	$72,280	1.25
Receptionists and Information Clerks `43-4171`	200	$39,020	0.65
Recreation Workers `39-9032`	90	$37,420	0.84
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors `53-7081`	60	$58,810	1.13
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) `29-1141`	1,280	$79,070	1.13
Rehabilitation Counselors `21-1015`	40	$61,420	1.10
Residential Advisors `39-9041`	60	$46,790	2.00
Retail Salespersons `41-2031`	1,620	$34,440	1.25
Roofers `47-2181`	40	$50,750	0.88
Sales Managers `11-2022`	60	$99,770	0.29
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel `41-3091`	150	$43,930	0.36
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products `41-4012`	400	$66,450	0.97
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) `41-4011`	30	$84,670	0.32
Sales and Related Workers, All Other `41-9099`	70	$53,440	2.30
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education `25-2031`	360	$61,430	1.02
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive `43-6014`	750	$47,920	1.31
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents `41-3031`	60	Not available	0.34
Security Guards `33-9032`	110	$41,750	0.25
Self-Enrichment Teachers `25-3021`	90	$35,600	0.79
Sheet Metal Workers `47-2211`	100	$61,460	2.38
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks `43-5071`	230	$45,080	0.85
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs `53-3053`	120	$44,830	1.49
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) `19-3099`	30	$78,850	2.60
Social and Community Service Managers `11-9151`	80	$81,100	1.12
Social and Human Service Assistants `21-1093`	140	$46,400	0.95
Software Developers `15-1252`	130	$92,120	0.24
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) `25-2052`	80	$60,670	0.88
Special Education Teachers, Middle School `25-2057`	40	$61,380	1.19
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School `25-2058`	60	$60,470	1.03
Speech-Language Pathologists `29-1127`	60	$76,290	1.00
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators `51-8021`	30	$74,240	3.25
Stockers and Order Fillers `53-7065`	830	$35,460	0.87
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) `21-1018`	180	$60,970	1.09
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term `25-3031`	70	$41,600	0.38
Surgical Technologists `29-2055`	50	$61,190	1.37
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) `25-9045`	1,030	$36,580	2.18
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary `25-9044`	50	$49,960	0.94
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers `49-2022`	80	$88,820	1.65
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers `49-9052`	40	$51,010	1.21
Tellers `43-3071`	180	$39,300	1.62
Tire Repairers and Changers `49-3093`	50	$39,520	1.33
Training and Development Specialists `13-1151`	80	$60,480	0.52
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) `11-3071`	50	$102,780	0.64
Waiters and Waitresses `35-3031`	820	$27,820	1.07
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators `51-8031`	80	$60,160	1.90
Web Developers `15-1254`	30	$79,100	1.29
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers `51-4121`	190	$58,200	1.39