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Top 20 Jobs in North Dakota

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By Patty Inglish, MS

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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.


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.

Native American Business in 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

The Canadian Border Crossing

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.

North Dakota in the News

  • Stimulus Jobs In North DakotaKQCD-TV Dickinson23 hours ago

    State calculations show federal stimulus spending in North Dakota has helped create just under 1,000 jobs, at a cost of almost $171 million. Budget administrator Sheila Peterson says state and local agencies are expecting to get $584 million in grants, and $171 million has been received.

  • House to Vote on Jobs Bill, Extending U.S. Debt Limit (Update1)Bloomberg19 hours ago

    Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats said they will vote tomorrow on a $150 billion jobs package along with a two-month increase in the $12.1 trillion U.S. debt limit.

  • Despite a priority on jobs, stimulus funds in Minnesota not targeting highest unemployment, analysis findsMinnPost28 hours ago

    Despite a priority on jobs, Minnesota stimulus funds not targeting highest unemployment, analysis finds REUTERS/Rick Wilking By Sharon Schmickle | Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 As federal stimulus money flowed through state governments and 28 federal agencies, the priority of creating or saving jobs often took a back seat to other factors. And trying to track the whole picture in Minnesota is a ...


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