Top 20 Jobs in North Dakota

North Dakota enjoys numerous productive mineral deposits, along with oil and gas fields and some manufacturing. However, agriculture leads the state economy with grain, meat, and dairy products in cites like Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and Bismarck.

The Missouri and Red rivers are used for irrigation and dam projects offer many jobs.The reforestation of the state has offered still more opportunities for work. Tourism and recreational facilities enjoy high customer traffic near these dams; tourism has being that state's Number Three highest provider of income, right behind 1) agriculture and 2) mineral production and processing.

Insurance and Healthcare are also large income producers in North Dakota and offer long term careers that need to be filled. Information Technology (IT) is necessary to all forms of work and industry in the state.

College and High School

• North Dakota Fighting Sioux - Grand Forks
• North Dakota State Bison - Fargo

• North Dakota High Schools Activities Association

League Sports Teams

• Bismarck Bobcats (AWHL)
• Dakota Wizards (IBA) - Bismarck
• Fargo-Moorhead Beez (IBA) - Fargo
• Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (NLB) - Fargo
• Minot Muskies (AWHL)

University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux:

• http://www.fightingsioux.com/

North Dakota Casinos:

• http://northdakota.casinocity.com/

North Dakota Racing:

• http://www.racingaroundamerica.com/speedways/northdakota.asp
• http://www.equineinfo.com/horseracing/racetrack.htm

North Dakota University System (Headquarters)

Bismarck State College, Dickinson State University, Lake Region State College, Mayville State University, Minot State University, North Dakota State College of Science, North Dakota State University, University of North Dakota, Valley City State University, and WIlliston State College.

• Aakers College: Bismarck, Fargo, North Dakota. Private career college; online college.
• Bismarck State College: Bismarck
• Dickinson State University: Dickinson
• Fort Berthold Community College: New Town
• Jamestown College: Jamestown
• Lake Region State College: Devils Lake
• Mayville State University: Mayville
• Minot State University: Minot
• Minot State University: Bottineau Campus
• North Dakota State College of Science: Wahpeton
• North Dakota State University: Fargo
• Sitting Bull College: Fort Yates
• Trinity Bible College: Ellendale, North Dakota
• Turtle Mountain Community College: Belcourt ND
• United Tribes Technical College: Bismarck
• University of Mary: Bismarck
• University of North Dakota: Grand Forks
• Valley City State University: Valley City, North Dakota
• Williston State College: Williston, North Dakota

Standing Rock Sioux

• Fort Yates ND 58538
• (701) 854-7201

Turtle Mountain Band, Chippewa

• P.O. Box 770 Hwy. 5 West Belcourt ND 58316
• (701) 477-6451

Three Affiliated Native American Nations at Fort Berthold Reservation

• Post Office Box 220 New Town ND 58763
• (701) 627-4781

Devils Lake Sioux a.k.a. Mni Wakan Oyate Nation

• P. O. Box 359 Fort Totten ND 58335
• (701) 766-4221

One place to cross the Canadian Border is Minot (pronoucned "My Not"), North Dakota, though the Minot Airport. Known as the Magic City, Minot offers travelers a number of recreation and sight-seeing opportunities:

Vistor Attractions

In addition to being a Port-of-Entry for Canada, the Minot International Airport is also home to the Dakota Territroy Air Museum.

The motto of the Minot Air Force Base is "Only the Best Come North."

A favorite restaurant in Minot is the Space Aliens Grill & Bar.

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Another major border crossing is located at International Peace Gardens located between Bottineau, North Dakota and Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The garden contains a 24-hour Port-of-Entry and vistors may cross back and forth across the border within the large park, undisturbed.