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North Dakota Earnings
North Dakota Metropolitan Areas Wages
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Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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Bismarck MSA
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$69,300 or $33.32/hr
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$43,580 or $20.95/hr
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$84,760 or $40.75/hr
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Fargo ND-MN MSA
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$65,470 or $31.48/hr
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$44,320 or $21.31/hr
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$82,640 or $39.73/hr
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Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
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$61,560 or $29.60/hr
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$41,550 or $19.98/hr
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$79,960 or $38.44/hr
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Minot MSA
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$60,120 or $28.90/hr
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$38,710 or $18.61/hr
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$76,980 or $37.01/hr
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North Dakota Geographical Areas Wages
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Region
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Average
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Entry Level
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Experienced
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East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
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$69,790 or $33.55/hr
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$49,430 or $23.76/hr
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$83,770 or $40.27/hr
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West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
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$69,890 or $33.60/hr
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$43,230 or $20.79/hr
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$91,210 or $43.85/hr
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North Dakota's Employment and Outlook (State-wide)
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Outlook
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Stable
Growth rate is estimated to be 20%
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Job Openings
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112 estimated annual job openings
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Employment
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1,015 were employed in this occupation
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Regions with increasing outlook (over 20% growth rate expected)
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Region
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Employment
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Projected Growth Rate
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Annual Openings (growth)
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Annual Openings (replacement)
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Annual Openings
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Region 1
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36
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28%
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1
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3
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4
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Region 5
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362
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30%
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11
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34
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45
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Regions with stable outlook (0 to 20% growth rate expected)
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Region
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Employment
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Projected Growth Rate
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Annual Openings (growth)
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Annual Openings (replacement)
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Annual Openings
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Region 2
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67
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16%
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1
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6
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7
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Region 3
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89
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10%
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1
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7
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8
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Region 4
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94
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9%
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1
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8
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9
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Region 6
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40
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0%
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3
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3
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Region 7
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301
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18%
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5
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27
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32
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Region 8
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30
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7%
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3
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3
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National Earnings
The earnings information below is for the occupational group Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors. The occupation Mental Health Counselor is part of this group.
Note: variations in salaries reflect differences in size of firm, location, level of education and professional credentials.
Where do these numbers come from?
National Employment and Outlook
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Outlook
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increasing
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The employment change from 2023 to 2033 is estimated to be +19%.
(The National average for all occupations is +4%)
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Job Openings
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very small number
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A total of 4890 average annual openings are expected for this occupation between 2023 and 2033.
(The National Average for all occupations is 1,724 openings)
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Employment
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large occupation
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This was a large occupation in the United States, employing 449,800 workers in 2023.
(The National average for all occupations is 150,944 workers)
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Growth
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Much faster than average growth
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Employment growth is expected for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors as people continue to seek treatment for addiction and mental health issues.
Increased demand for these workers is expected because of a growth in the number of people, including youths, who have mental health and behavioral disorders. Additionally, there will be continued need for services to assist the large number of people with addictions, especially those who have opioid use disorder.
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Industries
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Large concentrations of this occupation are found in these industries
- Health care and social assistance (NAICS620000) (73.2%)
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS621000) (36.4%)
- Outpatient care centers (NAICS621400) (19.1%)
- Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers (NAICS621420) (17.2%)
- Social assistance (NAICS624000) (17%)
- Individual and family services (NAICS624100) (15.5%)
- Offices of other health practitioners (NAICS621300) (14.1%)
- Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians) (NAICS621330) (11.4%)
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS623000) (11.3%)
- Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (NAICS623200) (9.7%)
- Hospitals (NAICS622000) (8.5%)
- Self-employed workers (8.5%)
- Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities (NAICS623220) (8.5%)
- Educational services (NAICS610000) (7.8%)
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