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CAREERS IN NORTH DAKOTA 2021 EDITION Job Service North Dakota’s Labor Market Information Center has released the 2021 edition of Careers in North Dakota. This report covers nearly everything you ever wanted to know about career opportunities in North Dakota including employment projections, wages, core tasks, generalized work activities, work context factors, skills, abilities, work styles, knowledge, and typical education/training requirements. Additionally, we’ve tagged those occupations that are high demand, high wage, and belong to one of fi ve skill clusters. Occupations are grouped by the 16 career clusters and arranged by a six-digit 2018 Standard Occupational Classifi cation (SOC) code. The top interest category for each occupation is also available. For your convenience, an Occupation Title Index is available at the end of the report. Nondisclosable occupations and ‘All Other’ categories are excluded from this report, though the data are included in any aggregate totals. This report should be used as a general guide for career exploration, not as the sole determinant of a career direction or choice. An occupation’s 2019 base employment estimate must be equal to or greater than 50 to be included in this report. The employment projections data reference the 2019-2029 time period, the latest available at the time of publication, and are a product of the Labor Market Information Center. The numeric change is diff erence between base year and projected employment and measures net job gains or losses over the next ten years. Numeric changes of 50 or greater have been bolded and lightly shaded. The percent change, or growth rate, is the rate at which new jobs will be created over the next ten years. High growth rates (20 percent or greater) have been bolded and lightly shaded. Labor force exit openings are the projected number of workers permanently leaving an occupation and exiting the labor force entirely. Occupational transfer openings are the projected number of workers leaving an occupation and transferring to a diff erent occupation. Occupational wage data, the latest available at the time of publication, originate from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Occupational wage data exclude overtime pay and earnings from self-employed workers. Above-average wages have been bolded and lightly- shaded. The education and training classifi cation system assigns typical entry-level education, related work experience, and typical on-the-job training to each occupation. Additionally, the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) supplies key characteristics of an occupation by describing the day-to-day aspects of the job and the qualifi cations and interests of the typical worker. Every occupation requires a diff erent mix of skills, knowledge, and abilities and is performed using a variety of general work activities and core tasks. Updates to the O*NET database occur on an annual basis. The latest O*NET database available at the time of publication was version 25.1 released November 2020. While O*NET data are the result of a national survey and not specifi c to North Dakota, they are generally comparable to the local job market. HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS High demand occupations have a projected numeric change of 50 or greater. High demand occupations should not be the sole focus of a career exploration plan since potentially promising occupation choices may have just missed the cutoff . This designation does not constitute an endorsement, but instead highlights a group of diverse occupations adding the largest number of new jobs over the projections period. HIGH WAGE OCCUPATIONS High wage occupations are those with an average wage at least 25 percent greater than the average for all occupations. For 2019, North Dakota’s annual average wage was $50,430 or $24.25 per hour assuming full-time, year-round employment. A designated high wage occupation pays at least $63,000 annually. High wage occupations should not be the sole focus of a career exploration plan since potentially promising occupation choices may have just missed the cutoff . This designation does not constitute an endorsement, but instead highlights a group of diverse occupations with considerably higher-than-average wages. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION CENTER 1 JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA CAREERS IN NORTH DAKOTA 2021 EDITION SKILL CLUSTERS Each occupation’s experience, education, and EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS 2019-2029 job training requirements, as defi ned by O*NET NUMERIC CHANGE 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 job zones, are the primary determinants of a skill cluster assignment. After an internal review by North Dakota labor market analysts, 134 skill LOW SKILL 4,965 cluster assignments were modifi ed to better refl ect North Dakota’s labor market. Therefore, SOME SKILL this publication may not match the orginal O*NET 4,427 source material. Occupations fall within one of fi ve skill cluster categories outlined below: MEDIUM 4,123 SKILL Low skill occupations need little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience. Some of these occupations HIGH SKILL 6,970 may require a high school diploma or GED certifi cate. Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few ADVANCED days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced 2,014 worker could show you how to do the job. Based on O*NET job SKILL zone category 1. PERCENT CHANGE 0% 5% 10% Some skill occupations usually need some previous work- LOW SKILL 4.4% related skill, knowledge, or experience. These occupations usually require a high school diploma. Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized SOME SKILL 2.9% apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. Based on O*NET job zone category 2. MEDIUM 3.5% SKILL Medium skill occupations require previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience. Most occupations in this HIGH SKILL 9.0% cluster require training in vocational schools, related on- the-job experience, or an associate’s degree. Employees in ADVANCED these occupations usually need one or two years of training 8.5% involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with SKILL experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. Based on O*NET job zone category 3. AVERAGE 2019 WAGES $0 $60,000 $120,000 High skill occupations need a considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience. Most of these LOW SKILL $31,480 occupations require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some do not. Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or SOME SKILL $42,590 vocational training. Based on O*NET job zone category 4. MEDIUM $54,090 SKILL Advanced skill occupations need extensive skill, knowledge, and experience. Many require more than fi ve years of experience. Most of these occupations require graduate HIGH SKILL $74,830 school. Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, ADVANCED $100,760 and/or training. Based on O*NET job zone category 5. SKILL LABOR MARKET INFORMATION CENTER 2 JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA CAREERS IN NORTH DAKOTA 2021 EDITION CAREER CLUSTERS Career clusters are groupings of related occupations in the same fi eld of work that require similar skills (for more information, visit www.careertech.org/career-clusters). Students, parents, and educators can use career clusters to help focus postsecondary educational goals toward obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway. Occupations are assigned to a singular career cluster using crosswalks initially developed in 2012 by the Crosswalk Validation project, a joint eff ort by the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) and the National Association of State Directors of Career-Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc). The 16 career clusters are defi ned below: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources: The production, processing, marketing, distribution, fi nancing, and development of agricultural commodities and resources including food, fi ber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products and resources. Also includes energy production and processing activities related to oil, gas, and coal. Architecture and Construction: Designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment. Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications: Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services. Business Management and Administration: Planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to effi cient and productive business operations. Business Management and Administration career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy. Education and Training: Planning, managing, and providing education and training services, and related learning support services. Finance: Financial and investment planning, banking, insurance, and business fi nancial management. Government and Public Administration: Executing governmental functions to include governance, national security, foreign service, planning, revenue and taxation, regulation, and management and administration at the local, state, and federal levels. Health Science: