Wages by Occupation in Fargo, ND-MN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 148,660 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $51,050 for all occupations combined. 408 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Fargo, ND-MN area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

41.8% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.2), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 90.9 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 81.1; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 27,271 residents (10.9% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,387; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.7% in 2025, with a labor force of about 155,729 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

48.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.4), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$40,249	$32,485
High school graduate	$40,979	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$50,398	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$60,629	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$77,135	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	24.6% (±4.0)	24.2%
High school graduate	12.7% (±1.6)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.1% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	28.4%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	13.8%	10.0%
Business	19.5%	20.1%
Education	13.7%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	24.6%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	1,580	$76,420	$80,870	10.61	1.14
Administrative Services Managers	130	$106,370	$119,070	0.90	0.53
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	80	$60,130	$61,090	0.51	2.12
Advertising Sales Agents	120	$56,060	$60,840	0.80	1.36
Agricultural Equipment Operators	70	$48,710	$48,860	0.49	2.70
Agricultural Technicians	70	$51,770	$54,260	0.48	4.92
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	50	$71,060	$68,880	0.35	0.40
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	490	$28,050	$30,240	3.30	1.29
Anesthesiologists	40	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.27	1.10
Animal Caretakers	390	$34,040	$37,610	2.64	1.54
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	160	$95,100	$98,870	1.09	1.59
Architectural and Civil Drafters	210	$65,030	$68,170	1.39	2.09
Architectural and Engineering Managers	90	$141,990	$150,050	0.60	0.43
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	—	$50,810	$64,380	—	—
Athletic Trainers	50	$65,440	$64,010	0.36	1.86
Audio and Video Technicians	60	$49,990	$49,490	0.42	0.93
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	140	$37,720	$37,900	0.94	1.43
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	170	$57,350	$60,590	1.17	1.22
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	600	$59,510	$59,150	4.06	0.90
Bakers	400	$36,900	$38,870	2.67	1.76
Barbers	50	$48,810	$47,330	0.32	3.31
Bartenders	1,380	$28,390	$32,550	9.31	1.91
Bill and Account Collectors	60	$48,570	$49,050	0.41	0.40
Billing and Posting Clerks	210	$47,600	$50,690	1.41	0.54
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$108,090	$105,560	0.67	2.08
Biological Scientists, All Other	60	$71,280	$80,440	0.38	1.06
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	1,520	$50,570	$52,630	10.22	1.16
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	90	$62,110	$70,370	0.59	1.76
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	70	$38,640	$43,010	0.45	3.27
Broadcast Technicians	40	$46,480	$50,790	0.30	2.21
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	500	$64,370	$67,860	3.39	1.82
Bus Drivers, School	470	$46,840	$52,280	3.14	1.21
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	130	$48,890	$51,780	0.90	0.87
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	750	$73,920	$81,430	5.05	0.72
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	130	$138,950	$139,930	0.91	1.72
Butchers and Meat Cutters	120	$45,640	$45,090	0.83	0.94
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	310	$68,250	$72,660	2.11	0.67
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	120	$46,940	$46,970	0.81	1.64
Cardiologists	30	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.22	1.97
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$56,080	$62,400	0.65	0.89
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	130	$62,440	$60,490	0.85	1.18
Cargo and Freight Agents	210	$59,580	$68,460	1.42	2.26
Carpenters	880	$58,940	$59,130	5.95	1.38
Cashiers	2,770	$33,420	$32,960	18.66	0.94
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	520	$57,230	$57,450	3.48	2.62
Chefs and Head Cooks	40	$54,390	$62,400	0.26	0.20
Chemists	40	$71,510	$78,930	0.29	0.55
Chief Executives	120	$188,510	$255,380	0.81	0.62
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	220	$59,860	$62,460	1.48	0.59
Childcare Workers	1,380	$30,030	$32,250	9.30	2.79
Chiropractors	120	$79,650	$81,790	0.78	3.05
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	130	$65,330	$70,250	0.87	1.97
Civil Engineers	510	$95,530	$96,690	3.41	1.44
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	450	$64,420	$68,130	3.02	1.45
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	460	$37,460	$38,930	3.12	1.27
Clergy	40	$62,730	$70,360	0.28	0.76
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	—	$116,130	$105,520	—	—
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	570	$62,340	$61,290	3.83	1.79
Coaches and Scouts	480	$41,240	$52,930	3.23	2.02
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	230	$47,610	$52,670	1.52	1.49
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	60	$57,300	$56,860	0.43	2.55
Commercial Pilots	110	$131,950	$145,070	0.72	2.36
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	60	$50,700	$57,100	0.38	0.55
Community Health Workers	30	$53,660	$58,490	0.22	0.56
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	60	$80,030	$82,740	0.37	0.51
Compliance Officers	210	$67,020	$75,030	1.42	0.53
Computer and Information Systems Managers	430	$152,990	$149,880	2.86	0.66
Computer Network Architects	100	$109,220	$115,940	0.66	0.57
Computer Network Support Specialists	290	$73,550	$79,300	1.94	2.06
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	110	$63,610	$58,900	0.77	0.70
Computer Occupations, All Other	300	$78,840	$82,410	2.03	0.73
Computer Programmers	100	$92,280	$93,870	0.70	1.18
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$134,030	$126,160	0.29	1.25
Computer Systems Analysts	140	$99,800	$103,130	0.92	0.27
Computer User Support Specialists	640	$61,260	$65,440	4.33	0.94
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	90	$58,720	$55,850	0.61	1.45
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$78,880	$78,160	0.37	0.40
Construction Laborers	1,760	$49,340	$55,680	11.85	1.68
Construction Managers	520	$102,830	$109,910	3.48	1.42
Cooks, Fast Food	180	$29,710	$31,550	1.18	0.29
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	450	$41,120	$42,420	3.05	1.07
Cooks, Restaurant	1,560	$37,020	$37,490	10.50	1.16
Correctional Officers and Jailers	290	$54,230	$53,530	1.98	0.81
Cost Estimators	320	$73,760	$78,980	2.16	1.50
Counter and Rental Clerks	620	$43,630	$45,210	4.19	1.62
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	30	$80,720	$72,680	0.20	2.47
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	160	$49,090	$52,410	1.05	0.91
Crane and Tower Operators	40	$81,980	$86,980	0.28	1.00
Credit Analysts	150	$83,720	$84,130	1.01	2.44
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	50	$42,660	$47,330	0.36	0.60
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$56,080	$57,110	0.49	2.90
Customer Service Representatives	2,790	$40,900	$45,570	18.76	1.12
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$47,480	$51,470	0.33	1.14
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$47,230	$51,180	0.73	0.67
Data Scientists	100	$92,050	$96,830	0.65	0.39
Database Administrators	40	$89,060	$92,210	0.27	0.59
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	—	$32,180	$33,040	—	—
Dental Assistants	330	$56,940	$55,220	2.22	0.89
Dental Hygienists	240	$84,390	$87,500	1.61	1.12
Dentists, General	110	$198,570	$207,240	0.77	0.96
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	100	$85,300	$87,500	0.66	0.90
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	110	$87,170	$86,920	0.71	1.22
Dietitians and Nutritionists	120	$65,070	$70,990	0.82	1.64
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$30,290	$30,970	2.43	0.70
Dishwashers	290	$31,560	$32,300	1.98	0.64
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	150	$61,260	$62,100	1.04	0.80
Driver/Sales Workers	630	$38,350	$42,310	4.23	1.61
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	70	$47,950	$48,630	0.47	0.87
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	50	$48,510	$59,140	0.31	2.46
Editors	80	$60,600	$65,380	0.54	0.92
Education Administrators, All Other	50	$92,440	$91,610	0.34	0.97
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	210	$112,600	$115,910	1.41	0.67
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	210	$111,490	$135,810	1.42	1.22
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	110	$59,860	$61,560	0.71	1.49
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$103,850	$98,750	0.51	1.31
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	220	$52,960	$60,260	1.48	0.65
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	60	$52,900	$57,030	0.43	4.65
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$76,860	$73,480	0.29	0.48
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	30	$79,710	$75,720	0.21	1.82
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	90	$82,880	$82,860	0.63	1.52
Electrical Engineers	70	$109,790	$105,960	0.50	0.39
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	100	$104,920	$95,140	0.65	0.77
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	290	$44,710	$45,370	1.96	1.23
Electricians	920	$76,950	$71,440	6.18	1.27
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	30	$48,010	$51,830	0.23	4.26
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,380	$60,210	$61,370	9.27	1.04
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	140	$58,760	$56,340	0.97	0.98
Emergency Medical Technicians	80	$39,160	$45,220	0.56	0.48
Engineers, All Other	—	$97,390	$105,570	—	—
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$76,230	$82,190	0.36	0.96
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	40	$77,240	$78,680	0.25	0.44
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	250	$65,090	$67,210	1.65	0.56
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	300	$37,570	$42,240	2.01	0.97
Facilities Managers	100	$96,110	$106,620	0.69	0.69
Family Medicine Physicians	100	$276,530	$262,850	0.67	0.97
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	240	$58,460	$60,910	1.59	6.55
Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,090	$30,950	$31,720	27.48	1.11
Fence Erectors	90	$49,410	$49,800	0.61	3.88
File Clerks	30	$42,040	$45,270	0.22	0.46
Financial and Investment Analysts	160	$79,930	$85,070	1.07	0.46
Financial Clerks, All Other	80	$57,470	$56,870	0.53	2.27
Financial Examiners	120	$91,080	$101,720	0.80	1.83
Financial Managers	810	$136,970	$156,840	5.45	1.01
Financial Risk Specialists	60	$76,940	$87,400	0.38	0.93
Financial Specialists, All Other	60	$61,110	$71,340	0.41	0.48
Firefighters	270	$53,130	$53,180	1.85	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	1,000	$78,080	$84,390	6.75	1.29
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	30	$92,860	$84,340	0.22	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	50	$45,890	$48,500	0.33	0.50
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	50	$92,860	$93,610	0.32	0.50
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,020	$44,480	$44,950	6.84	0.87
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	50	$51,180	$50,160	0.35	2.11
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	170	$57,980	$58,410	1.13	0.98
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	100	$61,680	$67,790	0.65	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	470	$79,330	$83,720	3.13	0.79
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	140	$79,060	$81,640	0.92	0.66
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	860	$67,750	$71,490	5.81	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	100	$46,880	$49,110	0.68	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	110	$106,480	$112,060	0.76	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	580	$76,410	$73,260	3.88	0.90
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	920	$48,560	$54,070	6.17	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	720	$63,460	$67,260	4.83	1.20
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	50	$48,050	$51,460	0.33	2.20
Floral Designers	50	$36,860	$39,250	0.30	1.16
Food Batchmakers	140	$49,390	$48,220	0.91	0.81
Food Preparation Workers	550	$36,590	$36,350	3.69	0.64
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	540	$36,720	$38,790	3.64	1.93
Food Service Managers	280	$73,890	$73,050	1.86	1.22
Fundraisers	150	$80,480	$82,560	1.01	1.42
Funeral Attendants	40	$35,740	$39,000	0.28	1.41
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	50	$28,620	$29,690	0.30	5.26
Gambling Dealers	250	$19,240	$34,970	1.66	3.08
General and Operations Managers	3,590	$96,410	$115,860	24.17	1.07
General Internal Medicine Physicians	100	$338,400	$314,680	0.64	1.49
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	—	$51,240	$55,460	—	—
Glaziers	40	$63,740	$61,880	0.26	0.68
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	40	$44,370	$43,970	0.29	1.80
Graphic Designers	260	$55,910	$56,230	1.75	1.37
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	350	$34,910	$43,430	2.35	1.20
Health Education Specialists	80	$58,410	$61,520	0.53	1.26
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	30	$81,490	$73,250	0.20	0.83
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$108,870	$112,540	0.93	0.65
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	270	$49,240	$57,930	1.79	1.52
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	80	$101,240	$98,430	0.55	2.96
Healthcare Social Workers	130	$62,860	$66,500	0.89	0.73
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	140	$44,180	$49,340	0.94	1.32
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	370	$75,920	$70,290	2.51	0.95
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	3,570	$58,900	$59,770	24.04	1.81
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$41,430	$39,390	0.23	0.38
Helpers--Production Workers	80	$50,190	$50,140	0.57	0.53
Highway Maintenance Workers	190	$60,630	$60,300	1.26	1.26
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,130	$37,910	$40,280	21.06	0.76
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	350	$29,070	$30,560	2.32	0.83
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	390	$34,950	$34,850	2.61	1.55
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	60	$49,680	$51,020	0.39	0.67
Human Resources Managers	140	$144,450	$151,940	0.94	0.67
Human Resources Specialists	720	$76,550	$79,940	4.86	0.83
Industrial Engineers	260	$86,510	$89,570	1.76	0.75
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	560	$62,760	$66,330	3.78	1.34
Industrial Production Managers	190	$115,120	$123,410	1.27	0.80
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	400	$45,840	$47,470	2.71	0.54
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	70	$53,290	$56,050	0.49	0.57
Information Security Analysts	140	$103,910	$103,440	0.94	0.77
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	460	$50,230	$55,110	3.10	0.81
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	230	$49,290	$53,260	1.58	1.39
Instructional Coordinators	150	$80,840	$74,820	0.99	0.67
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	130	$46,450	$49,490	0.90	3.16
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	190	$57,600	$59,210	1.30	7.87
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	350	$48,390	$49,530	2.35	1.70
Insurance Sales Agents	610	$71,220	$92,630	4.11	1.33
Insurance Underwriters	130	$74,130	$81,200	0.84	1.24
Interior Designers	70	$60,450	$61,810	0.50	1.09
Interpreters and Translators	70	$48,190	$56,230	0.50	1.50
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	60	$38,590	$39,500	0.41	0.43
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,490	$37,200	$39,420	16.75	1.18
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	150	$49,720	$56,960	1.04	1.48
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,810	$45,690	$45,360	25.60	1.35
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	770	$45,040	$45,390	5.18	0.85
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	280	$37,470	$38,350	1.91	1.50
Lawyers	410	$111,090	$137,180	2.74	0.56
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	110	$56,590	$53,540	0.73	0.72
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	130	$62,830	$70,780	0.89	1.04
Library Assistants, Clerical	40	$29,070	$34,030	0.30	0.54
Library Technicians	110	$45,020	$42,810	0.74	1.68
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	770	$62,300	$60,990	5.21	1.25
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	30	$53,090	$61,120	0.22	0.46
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	140	$29,830	$30,300	0.95	0.94
Light Truck Drivers	810	$47,170	$51,490	5.47	0.87
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	320	$54,980	$55,610	2.18	2.06
Loan Officers	390	$93,640	$96,200	2.64	1.50
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	40	$46,780	$52,030	0.24	2.53
Lodging Managers	60	$63,450	$66,190	0.40	1.44
Logisticians	110	$69,530	$74,910	0.77	0.48
Machinists	130	$61,820	$61,100	0.88	0.48
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	30	$78,780	$76,920	0.23	0.82
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	820	$35,530	$35,740	5.49	0.99
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	50	$38,120	$39,790	0.34	0.95
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,040	$52,040	$53,650	7.01	0.71
Management Analysts	620	$90,220	$88,830	4.18	0.72
Managers, All Other	590	$124,390	$133,900	3.96	0.99
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	790	$61,680	$67,140	5.29	0.91
Marketing Managers	120	$126,790	$141,120	0.78	0.31
Marriage and Family Therapists	70	$73,210	$72,520	0.47	1.10
Massage Therapists	60	$74,140	$74,010	0.42	0.65
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$86,380	$92,130	0.44	1.44
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	40	$41,400	$41,280	0.26	0.27
Mechanical Drafters	40	$77,520	$75,940	0.30	1.16
Mechanical Engineers	290	$86,330	$93,120	1.97	1.03
Medical and Health Services Managers	470	$105,330	$125,180	3.15	0.82
Medical Assistants	290	$47,280	$47,840	1.93	0.37
Medical Equipment Preparers	220	$38,910	$46,710	1.49	3.00
Medical Equipment Repairers	130	$73,610	$73,600	0.90	2.11
Medical Records Specialists	140	$46,280	$53,810	0.93	0.74
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	160	$63,840	$75,480	1.04	0.94
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	490	$45,540	$46,480	3.32	0.54
Medical Transcriptionists	30	$44,740	$40,110	0.22	0.81
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	140	$47,370	$49,440	0.91	0.99
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	90	$59,870	$64,720	0.61	0.71
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	120	$42,020	$44,420	0.82	0.77
Meter Readers, Utilities	—	$42,340	$43,320	—	—
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	450	$61,090	$63,030	3.04	0.76
Millwrights	40	$64,530	$64,500	0.29	1.10
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,350	$46,660	$49,280	15.81	1.75
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	60	$66,400	$65,070	0.42	2.29
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$48,000	$49,420	0.53	0.87
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	300	$68,410	$70,120	1.99	1.75
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	40	$45,040	$46,270	0.26	1.23
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$45,650	$52,290	0.30	0.31
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	50	$36,780	$38,390	0.36	1.18
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	80	$47,760	$48,330	0.57	0.71
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$98,700	$127,530	0.30	0.42
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	340	$86,700	$91,050	2.27	1.12
New Accounts Clerks	70	$53,950	$53,670	0.44	1.86
Nurse Anesthetists	160	$241,620	$246,050	1.08	3.25
Nurse Practitioners	490	$130,070	$127,270	3.30	1.59
Nursing Assistants	2,240	$39,940	$42,350	15.06	1.62
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$106,380	$95,880	0.50	1.00
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	40	$414,060	$331,990	0.25	1.85
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	120	$88,690	$93,690	0.82	0.90
Occupational Therapists	210	$81,870	$86,170	1.40	1.34
Occupational Therapy Assistants	30	$63,660	$65,180	0.21	0.63
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	470	$53,490	$57,310	3.18	2.58
Office Clerks, General	2,590	$49,060	$51,060	17.43	1.10
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	960	$61,690	$64,150	6.45	2.10
Operations Research Analysts	80	$84,130	$90,260	0.52	0.75
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	50	$47,700	$47,350	0.33	0.71
Opticians, Dispensing	80	$45,040	$46,250	0.56	1.19
Optometrists	40	$132,690	$137,730	0.25	0.89
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	40	$54,330	$53,030	0.30	1.31
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	260	$46,990	$45,080	1.73	0.71
Packers and Packagers, Hand	240	$29,180	$33,630	1.62	0.45
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	210	$52,900	$56,110	1.40	0.97
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	310	$57,550	$58,610	2.09	0.83
Paramedics	100	$62,320	$60,840	0.64	1.00
Parking Attendants	110	$35,470	$33,590	0.76	0.85
Parts Salespersons	480	$47,520	$50,500	3.24	1.87
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	130	$59,750	$62,450	0.86	0.87
Pediatricians, General	50	$234,950	$248,830	0.34	1.32
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	60	$34,270	$35,790	0.42	1.08
Personal Financial Advisors	250	$75,900	$92,170	1.69	0.99
Pest Control Workers	40	$46,710	$50,480	0.25	0.38
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	80	$46,390	$49,640	0.53	3.04
Pharmacists	520	$142,040	$128,910	3.48	1.68
Pharmacy Technicians	430	$45,390	$47,320	2.92	0.96
Phlebotomists	120	$47,430	$45,840	0.79	0.86
Photographers	50	$38,210	$46,170	0.36	1.07
Physical Therapist Aides	50	$37,680	$36,850	0.31	0.99
Physical Therapists	350	$85,330	$90,870	2.33	1.36
Physician Assistants	240	$136,610	$133,960	1.58	1.52
Physicians, All Other	330	$418,980	$374,030	2.22	1.01
Pipelayers	60	$47,740	$55,490	0.42	2.00
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	670	$63,350	$65,900	4.48	1.49
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	420	$76,180	$75,590	2.81	0.65
Postal Service Clerks	50	$63,210	$59,940	0.36	0.75
Postal Service Mail Carriers	230	$63,930	$64,070	1.55	0.73
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	120	$59,490	$60,160	0.83	1.23
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	170	$71,500	$81,020	1.18	1.22
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	280	$41,170	$42,380	1.86	0.60
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	40	$44,770	$44,240	0.30	1.39
Printing Press Operators	160	$37,260	$41,090	1.05	1.13
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	70	$70,830	$71,000	0.46	0.81
Producers and Directors	80	$52,700	$59,920	0.57	0.62
Production Workers, All Other	200	$44,880	$46,700	1.36	0.84
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	180	$57,300	$60,230	1.19	0.47
Project Management Specialists	870	$97,430	$100,070	5.85	0.85
Property Appraisers and Assessors	80	$80,980	$84,740	0.52	1.42
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	270	$59,630	$67,560	1.79	0.90
Protective Service Workers, All Other	40	$56,310	$58,690	0.26	0.50
Psychiatric Technicians	210	$48,230	$45,690	1.40	1.39
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$104,560	$102,620	0.28	1.07
Public Relations Managers	40	$121,370	$132,250	0.28	0.57
Public Relations Specialists	240	$68,950	$71,280	1.63	0.89
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	280	$66,380	$72,180	1.85	1.25
Real Estate Sales Agents	—	$62,680	$69,380	—	—
Receptionists and Information Clerks	700	$38,500	$39,250	4.68	0.80
Recreation Workers	230	$37,190	$37,910	1.54	0.72
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	100	$60,840	$55,440	0.66	0.69
Registered Nurses	4,790	$82,120	$84,740	32.23	1.48
Rehabilitation Counselors	80	$61,420	$61,470	0.53	0.87
Residential Advisors	120	$50,820	$48,320	0.81	1.48
Respiratory Therapists	140	$84,480	$82,350	0.93	1.04
Retail Salespersons	4,160	$35,860	$38,230	27.98	1.12
Riggers	50	$169,480	$145,720	0.33	2.29
Roofers	130	$61,610	$60,650	0.89	1.02
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	150	$49,800	$50,020	1.03	1.73
Sales Managers	310	$119,990	$134,290	2.10	0.51
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	670	$63,800	$79,840	4.50	0.56
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,740	$70,070	$81,230	11.67	1.47
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	190	$107,480	$112,830	1.27	0.69
School Bus Monitors	40	$37,150	$36,720	0.27	0.54
School Psychologists	40	$63,280	$67,980	0.24	0.58
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	770	$60,460	$63,360	5.16	0.75
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,730	$47,060	$46,480	11.67	1.06
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	330	$61,580	$82,870	2.22	0.70
Security Guards	350	$37,770	$42,010	2.35	0.28
Self-Enrichment Teachers	290	$35,780	$38,280	1.94	0.91
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	70	$60,320	$62,110	0.45	1.16
Sewing Machine Operators	70	$35,730	$38,000	0.45	0.67
Sheet Metal Workers	100	$80,290	$70,530	0.64	0.83
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	700	$46,380	$47,560	4.70	0.89
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	150	$38,050	$40,850	1.00	0.62
Skincare Specialists	90	$52,950	$53,900	0.63	1.33
Social and Community Service Managers	170	$82,720	$88,350	1.11	0.83
Social and Human Service Assistants	630	$46,960	$48,590	4.27	1.52
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	50	$64,110	$73,140	0.33	1.38
Social Workers, All Other	160	$77,450	$78,560	1.08	2.66
Software Developers	860	$105,980	$108,900	5.80	0.53
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	120	$85,670	$84,800	0.83	0.70
Soil and Plant Scientists	230	$65,320	$71,140	1.52	15.01
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	230	$47,070	$56,160	1.55	0.93
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	120	$57,680	$60,310	0.82	1.34
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	130	$61,220	$63,150	0.84	0.80
Speech-Language Pathologists	190	$76,640	$79,000	1.28	1.09
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	60	$66,760	$68,620	0.43	2.35
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,740	$36,880	$39,500	11.70	0.64
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	170	$83,200	$80,220	1.18	2.67
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	610	$60,130	$63,590	4.09	1.29
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	50	$36,990	$49,510	0.31	0.09
Surgeons, All Other	80	$604,890	$549,670	0.52	3.20
Surgical Technologists	170	$62,360	$61,410	1.14	1.51
Surveyors	60	$102,270	$99,710	0.41	1.25
Tax Preparers	110	$65,320	$66,570	0.71	1.44
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	90	$59,500	$64,530	0.63	0.86
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,650	$39,270	$39,470	11.07	1.21
Technical Writers	50	$72,990	$79,520	0.34	1.14
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	110	$74,460	$74,330	0.75	0.83
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	50	$47,280	$60,930	0.33	0.52
Tellers	620	$39,360	$42,180	4.17	1.97
Tile and Stone Setters	50	$53,460	$52,680	0.33	1.44
Tire Repairers and Changers	180	$38,310	$40,310	1.24	1.79
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	40	$62,410	$74,770	0.27	0.88
Training and Development Specialists	310	$62,960	$68,310	2.09	0.71
Transportation Security Screeners	40	$49,940	$57,230	0.28	0.87
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	190	$98,400	$106,460	1.25	0.88
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	—	$44,430	$49,780	—	—
Tutors	—	$37,380	$40,010	—	—
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	40	$63,190	$57,730	0.26	2.53
Urban and Regional Planners	50	$80,360	$89,900	0.36	1.26
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	50	$29,440	$31,280	0.32	0.41
Veterinarians	90	$101,280	$110,130	0.58	1.08
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	100	$36,100	$38,110	0.67	0.82
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	160	$49,310	$49,230	1.08	1.31
Waiters and Waitresses	2,020	$30,330	$36,080	13.55	0.93
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	80	$65,970	$68,520	0.51	0.61
Web Developers	—	$66,860	$73,930	—	—
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	690	$61,140	$60,270	4.62	1.73
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	130	$46,530	$46,560	0.84	2.13
Writers and Authors	40	$50,860	$59,210	0.30	0.97

Colleges in this area

7 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Concordia College at Moorhead	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,935
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	72
Lynnes Welding Training	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	55
Minnesota State University Moorhead	Public	4-year or above	4,386
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Public	4-year or above	11,952
Rasmussen University-North Dakota	Private for-profit	4-year or above	52
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	95

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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