High paying entry level jobs in Minot, ND

These occupations in Minot, ND ask for no prior experience in a related job and no on-the-job training period: you are expected to be productive on arrival. That is precisely why most of them want a specific qualification instead — the credential does the work the experience would have. Read the line under each title for what that qualification is; several here are doctorates. If you need something you can start without one, use the no-experience list.

Cost of living: prices in Minot, ND run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Minot, ND salary is worth about 1.15× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Minot, ND · Employed

1Physician Assistants$134,090
Master's degree
$76,810 – $200,04040
2Nurse Practitioners$130,820
Master's degree
$103,810 – $156,10060
3Lawyers$114,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,860 – $197,47070
4Software Developers$108,470
Bachelor's degree
$62,390 – $157,07050
5Civil Engineers$99,460
Bachelor's degree
$61,050 – $156,57070
6Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$63,040 – $125,66040
7Dental Hygienists$89,800
Associate's degree
$83,770 – $98,43060
8Occupational Therapists$89,670
Master's degree
$38,970 – $102,36030
9Project Management Specialists$86,990
Bachelor's degree
$62,890 – $135,42090
10Network and Computer Systems Administrators$80,630
Bachelor's degree
$59,550 – $119,23060
11Registered Nurses$80,490
Bachelor's degree
$64,990 – $95,290620
12Business Operations Specialists, All Other$79,440
Bachelor's degree
$51,630 – $115,210180
13Human Resources Specialists$78,220
Bachelor's degree
$46,020 – $115,990110
14Physical Therapists$78,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,470 – $100,38040
15Accountants and Auditors$73,510
Bachelor's degree
$48,020 – $107,280310
16Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$70,390
Master's degree
$47,900 – $79,36070
17Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$65,450
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $81,68060
18Child, Family, and School Social Workers$65,180
Bachelor's degree
$42,000 – $78,08080
19Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,090
Master's degree
$36,170 – $94,89030
20Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,750
Bachelor's degree
$49,150 – $79,760170
21Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,480
Bachelor's degree
$48,920 – $82,090290
22Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,220
Bachelor's degree
$50,020 – $84,41040
23Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,350
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $81,320400
24Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,310
Bachelor's degree
$37,950 – $102,700100
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,590 – $72,87070
26Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $82,99060
27Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,430
Associate's degree
$37,490 – $77,93070
28Dental Assistants$57,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,010 – $73,73070
29Public Relations Specialists$55,330
Bachelor's degree
$37,740 – $96,05040
30Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,100
Bachelor's degree
$32,650 – $81,590120
31Library Technicians$48,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,310 – $54,89050
32Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$47,080
Bachelor's degree
$42,050 – $69,41030
33Medical Assistants$43,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,110 – $57,53040
34Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,040
Some college, no degree
$23,480 – $60,740740
35Nursing Assistants$36,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,130 – $47,500430
36Coaches and Scouts$34,600
Bachelor's degree
$24,440 – $65,470120
37Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$32,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,130 – $76,66090
38Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,510 – $74,30030
39Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$31,000
Associate's degree
$25,830 – $57,70050

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMinot, ND	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,090	$76,810 – $200,040	40
2	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,820	$103,810 – $156,100	60
3	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$114,180	$71,860 – $197,470	70
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$108,470	$62,390 – $157,070	50
5	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$99,460	$61,050 – $156,570	70
6	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,100	$63,040 – $125,660	40
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$89,800	$83,770 – $98,430	60
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$89,670	$38,970 – $102,360	30
9	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$86,990	$62,890 – $135,420	90
10	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$80,630	$59,550 – $119,230	60
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,490	$64,990 – $95,290	620
12	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,440	$51,630 – $115,210	180
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,220	$46,020 – $115,990	110
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$78,180	$63,470 – $100,380	40
15	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$73,510	$48,020 – $107,280	310
16	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$70,390	$47,900 – $79,360	70
17	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$65,450	$48,450 – $81,680	60
18	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$65,180	$42,000 – $78,080	80
19	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$65,090	$36,170 – $94,890	30
20	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,750	$49,150 – $79,760	170
21	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$62,480	$48,920 – $82,090	290
22	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$62,220	$50,020 – $84,410	40
23	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$61,350	$48,940 – $81,320	400
24	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,310	$37,950 – $102,700	100
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,110	$46,590 – $72,870	70
26	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$60,780	$49,940 – $82,990	60
27	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,430	$37,490 – $77,930	70
28	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,770	$45,010 – $73,730	70
29	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$55,330	$37,740 – $96,050	40
30	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,100	$32,650 – $81,590	120
31	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,080	$34,310 – $54,890	50
32	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$47,080	$42,050 – $69,410	30
33	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,370	$37,110 – $57,530	40
34	Teaching Assistants, Except PostsecondarySome college, no degree	$38,040	$23,480 – $60,740	740
35	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,500	$35,130 – $47,500	430
36	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$34,600	$24,440 – $65,470	120
37	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,030	$24,130 – $76,660	90
38	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,130	$29,510 – $74,300	30
39	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$31,000	$25,830 – $57,700	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Minot, ND. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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