Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in North Dakota (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 2,946 | $1,541 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,659 | $987 | 18.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,429 | $1,261 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,154 | $460 | 1.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,966 | $1,435 | 15.7% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,954 | $1,749 | 39.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,833 | $1,696 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,756 | $1,689 | 8.5% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,394 | $1,851 | 36.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,185 | $934 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,176 | $1,010 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,139 | $1,314 | 24.3% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,065 | $1,509 | 10.1% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,031 | $987 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate | 923 | $1,087 | 27.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 900 | $1,751 | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 800 | $1,614 | 6.6% |
| Construction of Buildings | 750 | $1,460 | 13.2% |
| Social Assistance | 699 | $585 | 36.7% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 690 | $1,629 | 18.3% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 647 | $1,620 | 36.1% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 624 | $693 | 24.4% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 612 | $1,102 | 8.0% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 582 | $493 | 3.4% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 545 | $2,535 | 15.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 536 | $436 | 21.6% |
| Gasoline Stations | 441 | — | 2.0% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 437 | $2,436 | 22.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 426 | $1,218 | 3.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 403 | $422 | 6.2% |
| Information | 376 | $1,802 | 24.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 374 | $453 | 36.7% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 373 | $1,136 | 35.0% |
| Legal Services | 367 | $1,775 | 43.8% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 350 | $874 | 7.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 349 | $2,789 | 14.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 344 | $514 | 4.3% |
| Accommodation | 339 | $558 | -13.0% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 336 | $1,388 | 15.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 320 | — | 7.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 303 | $1,536 | 40.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 303 | $1,980 | 31.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 295 | $1,203 | 7.5% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 289 | — | -2.8% |
| Landscaping Services | 285 | $878 | 21.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 285 | $825 | 14.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 282 | $1,511 | 27.1% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 260 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 250 | $575 | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 240 | $657 | 24.4% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 230 | $1,898 | 11.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 207 | $1,212 | 13.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 202 | $1,724 | -9.2% |
| Educational Services | 191 | $826 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 185 | $2,004 | 37.0% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 164 | — | 3.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 164 | $1,222 | 40.8% |
| Utilities | 161 | $2,443 | 9.6% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 161 | $1,240 | 9.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 145 | $1,372 | 7.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 143 | — | 0.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 140 | $1,256 | 9.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 124 | $1,257 | -1.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 121 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 112 | $373 | 6.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 95 | — | 18.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 88 | $469 | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 85 | $1,058 | — |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 71 | $3,320 | 12.0% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 69 | $2,818 | -0.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 65 | $1,499 | 14.4% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 65 | $1,427 | 16.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 63 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 58 | $930 | 9.0% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 55 | $890 | -7.2% |
| Hospitals | 51 | $1,447 | 16.6% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 44 | $483 | 23.8% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 42 | $1,085 | 8.9% |
| Printing & Related Support | 41 | $908 | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 40 | $1,199 | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 40 | $856 | 39.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 37 | $2,184 | 5.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 34 | $1,308 | 3.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 32 | $1,831 | 23.7% |
| Specialized Design Services | 29 | $1,043 | 30.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 27 | $1,129 | 13.1% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 20 | $1,854 | -0.2% |
| Other Information Services | 20 | $3,830 | 34.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 16 | $1,852 | 13.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 14 | $1,730 | 37.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 5 | $1,210 | 9.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 3 | — | 16.2% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.