North Dakota’s Most Common Job Might Surprise You

It seems like there are a ton of job opportunities in the state of North Dakota. We keep building new restaurants and businesses; we're just growing and growing. This is what draws so many people in.

Each year, our population grows because so many people find employment in the state of North Dakota.

Have you ever wondered what occupation is the most popular in the state?

What is the most common job in North Dakota?

Well, we have the answer!

Before we get into that, let's take a look at some of the most unique jobs our state has to offer.

Visual Capitalist used numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to find out what the most common job is in each state, and it's pretty interesting.

Some states like Alabama, Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming have retail workers/cashiers as the number one job.

Others, like Wisconsin, Washington, Maine, and New Jersey, have most residents employed as home health aides.

If you were to guess which job is the most common in North Dakota, you'd probably say fast food workers or nurses, but you would be wrong.

Nevada and Montana have the most fast food workers, and West Virginia and South Dakota have nursing as their most common job.

(Also Read: 10 Of The Scariest Jobs In North Dakota) 

No, in North Dakota, the most popular, most common job is Ops Managers/Specialists. Currently, there are 11,660 people working in this position in North Dakota.

This occupation actually ranks first in ten different states, and according to the source, this reflects the high demand for cross-country supply chains.

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