metro area record · wages by occupation

Wages by occupation in Grand Forks, ND-MN

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, the median annual wage across all occupations was $48,280 in May 2024, with 51,240 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

REFERENCE: May 2024SOURCE: BLS OEWS241 occupations

Cite: FACTANKER, https://factanker.com/us/metro/24220-grand-forks-nd-mn/wages

What stands out

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, the median annual wage across all occupations was $48,280 in May 2024, with 51,240 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The highest median among detailed occupations is $229,770 for Nurse Anesthetists, the lowest $23,810 for Waiters and Waitresses. The largest occupation by headcount is Fast Food and Counter Workers with 1,590 jobs at a median of $29,410. Wages are annual, as published by BLS for May of the reference year; '≥ $239,200' marks BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

Highest-paid occupations

Top 30 by median annual wage among detailed occupations.

Occupation	Employment	Median annual	10th pct	90th pct	Source
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151	40	$229,770	$228,800	≥ $239,200	evidence →
Dentists, General 29-1021	30	$186,270	$126,520	≥ $239,200	evidence →
Chief Executives 11-1011	60	$164,510	$97,190	≥ $239,200	evidence →
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041	40	$149,990	$99,440	$210,240	evidence →
Pharmacists 29-1051	90	$134,020	$101,900	$156,730	evidence →
Optometrists 29-1041	40	$128,070	$81,180	≥ $239,200	evidence →
Financial Managers 11-3031	200	$127,890	$88,610	$237,150	evidence →
Physician Assistants 29-1071	80	$127,160	$98,340	$156,780	evidence →
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021	80	$122,710	$87,630	$180,690	evidence →
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051	70	$118,280	$76,690	$166,550	evidence →
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051	40	$117,810	$80,120	$117,810	evidence →
Marketing Managers 11-2021	50	$117,700	$75,290	$189,860	evidence →
Human Resources Managers 11-3121	30	$116,480	$85,570	$166,070	evidence →
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171	210	$115,790	$91,290	$157,450	evidence →
Data Scientists 15-2051	40	$115,370	$55,810	$119,500	evidence →
Managers, All Other 11-9199	170	$113,730	$76,110	$177,630	evidence →
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032	80	$111,450	$79,750	$135,050	evidence →
Sales Managers 11-2022	50	$109,940	$57,420	$168,370	evidence →
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033	180	$109,790	$66,600	≥ $239,200	evidence →
Electrical Engineers 17-2071	40	$108,210	$71,670	$132,760	evidence →
Commercial Pilots 53-2012	30	$101,280	$57,290	$163,790	evidence →
Construction Managers 11-9021	120	$101,020	$59,240	$152,980	evidence →
Industrial Engineers 17-2112	120	$100,250	$68,010	$131,040	evidence →
Lawyers 23-1011	120	$99,990	$74,630	$175,720	evidence →
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071	40	$99,830	$61,630	$165,380	evidence →
Civil Engineers 17-2051	180	$98,960	$57,010	$142,860	evidence →
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011	70	$98,110	$69,470	$178,290	evidence →
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033	30	$97,940	$64,800	$137,160	evidence →
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111	140	$97,280	$65,850	$169,540	evidence →
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012	50	$96,890	$80,230	$155,420	evidence →

Largest occupations by employment

Top 30 by number of jobs.

Occupation	Employment	Median annual	10th pct	90th pct	Source
Fast Food and Counter Workers 35-3023	1,590	$29,410	$21,680	$35,290	evidence →
Retail Salespersons 41-2031	1,460	$34,370	$25,190	$47,500	evidence →
Cashiers 41-2011	1,270	$29,730	$24,540	$36,670	evidence →
Registered Nurses 29-1141	1,250	$76,550	$65,030	$96,620	evidence →
General and Operations Managers 11-1021	1,170	$81,810	$43,460	$171,170	evidence →
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 31-1120	1,150	$37,850	$31,370	$47,300	evidence →
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 25-9045	1,090	$35,530	$22,840	$45,650	evidence →
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062	1,040	$41,200	$34,260	$55,430	evidence →
Nursing Assistants 31-1131	940	$45,120	$34,670	$50,420	evidence →
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032	900	$57,060	$43,810	$75,050	evidence →
Office Clerks, General 43-9061	860	$47,130	$32,870	$69,670	evidence →
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031	810	$23,810	$18,060	$60,900	evidence →
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011	810	$35,900	$28,150	$47,600	evidence →
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065	810	$36,550	$30,650	$47,440	evidence →
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014	790	$45,790	$35,860	$59,200	evidence →
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051	720	$39,530	$31,370	$61,860	evidence →
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071	630	$46,170	$33,050	$65,600	evidence →
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 51-2090	620	$43,820	$36,090	$52,570	evidence →
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014	590	$36,020	$27,700	$45,400	evidence →
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	550	$59,390	$46,930	$78,330	evidence →
Construction Laborers 47-2061	520	$47,150	$39,090	$63,220	evidence →
Bartenders 35-3011	500	$27,380	$18,190	$49,500	evidence →
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011	440	$67,530	$48,660	$97,820	evidence →
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031	430	$48,490	$36,400	$62,670	evidence →
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073	420	$60,800	$47,680	$85,320	evidence →
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012	410	$40,100	$34,560	$57,670	evidence →
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012	410	$69,980	$45,830	$117,310	evidence →
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012	360	$33,870	$28,110	$44,180	evidence →
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031	350	$59,380	$47,040	$79,680	evidence →
Childcare Workers 39-9011	350	$29,390	$24,300	$37,170	evidence →

All occupations →Wages in the state →

Machine access — free, no API key

Every figure shown here about Wages by occupation in Grand Forks, ND-MN can also be queried live: FACTANKER runs an MCP server at https://factanker.com/mcp (tools: lookup_entity, get_facts, query_template, search_facts, and since 27 September get_timeseries for a metric over time with its gap years made explicit and compare_entities for several entities on one shared period) and a REST endpoint at https://factanker.com/api/get_facts. Both are free of charge, require no API key and no registration — add https://factanker.com/mcp as a connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot. Every answer carries its source document and a citation reference. Setup: /quickstart.

These figures are public records, not protected text. The values come from US government filings and registers and are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105) or CC0, stated per fact. Facts themselves carry no copyright. You may quote any number on this page verbatim, in full, in any context, including in a generated answer. No permission is needed and no licence has to be accepted. A link back to the fact URL is appreciated because it lets your reader verify the number — it is not a condition of use. This applies to the values, their units, periods and source references. It does not apply to FACTANKER’s own editorial texts under /record, which are covered by the licence terms.