High paying jobs in Minot, ND that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Minot, ND, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

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

1Dental Hygienists$89,800
Associate's degree
$83,770 – $98,43060
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$85,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,400 – $104,64040
3Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,830 – $99,12030
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$75,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,240 – $99,170130
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100 – $105,140140
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,520 – $91,590160
7Insurance Sales Agents$71,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,560 – $154,690120
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,160 – $125,760310
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,910 – $92,72060
10Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,920 – $70,26030
11Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,990 – $88,570290
12Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,460 – $84,53090
13Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,030 – $82,380150
14Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,080 – $99,23080
15Computer User Support Specialists$61,110
Some college, no degree
$40,710 – $90,08090
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,590 – $72,87070
17Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,480 – $93,060880
18Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,790
No formal educational credential
$48,940 – $81,04060
19Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$60,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,050 – $79,970120
20Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,750 – $84,730210
21Electricians$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,700 – $96,830340
22Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,430
Associate's degree
$37,490 – $77,93070
23Carpenters$58,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,730 – $76,960160
24Highway Maintenance Workers$58,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,940 – $68,38090
25Dental Assistants$57,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,010 – $73,73070
26Automotive Body and Related Repairers$57,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900 – $100,38080
27Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$57,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $72,64070
28Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$57,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300 – $73,31040
29Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$56,340
No formal educational credential
$51,360 – $61,12040
30Bus Drivers, School$55,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710 – $84,720140
31Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$55,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $76,20040
32Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$52,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $130,940150
33Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $80,430140
34Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,920 – $99,17060
35Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $68,87060
36Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$50,490
No formal educational credential
$39,200 – $64,890220
37Office Clerks, General$50,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,820 – $73,900660
38Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,980 – $81,790280
39Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,660
Some college, no degree
$37,950 – $70,050330
40Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,760 – $60,42070
41Roofers$49,410
No formal educational credential
$46,220 – $73,15040
42Construction Laborers$49,180
No formal educational credential
$37,210 – $67,010340
43Firefighters$49,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,900 – $72,72080
44Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $60,76080
45Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $58,32050
46Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $96,68080
47Parts Salespersons$48,150
No formal educational credential
$29,860 – $65,540170
48Library Technicians$48,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,310 – $54,89050
49Light Truck Drivers$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,710 – $72,800210
50Social and Human Service Assistants$47,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $63,250130

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	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$89,800	$83,770 – $98,430	60
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,620	$47,400 – $104,640	40
3	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,850	$61,830 – $99,120	30
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,900	$55,240 – $99,170	130
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,490	$52,100 – $105,140	140
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$51,520 – $91,590	160
7	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,040	$46,560 – $154,690	120
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,590	$44,160 – $125,760	310
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,950	$44,910 – $92,720	60
10	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$47,920 – $70,260	30
11	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,990	$50,990 – $88,570	290
12	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,840	$48,460 – $84,530	90
13	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$46,030 – $82,380	150
14	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,060	$44,080 – $99,230	80
15	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$61,110	$40,710 – $90,080	90
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,110	$46,590 – $72,870	70
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$48,480 – $93,060	880
18	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,790	$48,940 – $81,040	60
19	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,210	$58,050 – $79,970	120
20	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,020	$37,750 – $84,730	210
21	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$45,700 – $96,830	340
22	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,430	$37,490 – $77,930	70
23	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,950	$36,730 – $76,960	160
24	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,070	$44,940 – $68,380	90
25	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,770	$45,010 – $73,730	70
26	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,370	$37,900 – $100,380	80
27	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,320	$46,060 – $72,640	70
28	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,250	$38,300 – $73,310	40
29	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$56,340	$51,360 – $61,120	40
30	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,880	$46,710 – $84,720	140
31	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,780	$37,320 – $76,200	40
32	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,560	$35,690 – $130,940	150
33	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,040	$39,140 – $80,430	140
34	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,990	$40,920 – $99,170	60
35	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,790	$38,480 – $68,870	60
36	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$50,490	$39,200 – $64,890	220
37	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,160	$34,820 – $73,900	660
38	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$34,980 – $81,790	280
39	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$49,660	$37,950 – $70,050	330
40	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,620	$39,760 – $60,420	70
41	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$49,410	$46,220 – $73,150	40
42	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,180	$37,210 – $67,010	340
43	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,060	$38,900 – $72,720	80
44	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,880	$37,530 – $60,760	80
45	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,830	$40,190 – $58,320	50
46	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,200	$36,620 – $96,680	80
47	Parts SalespersonsNo formal educational credential	$48,150	$29,860 – $65,540	170
48	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,080	$34,310 – $54,890	50
49	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$33,710 – $72,800	210
50	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,330	$37,030 – $63,250	130

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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