Health technologists and technicians, all other job market in North Dakota
Industry trends, wages and hiring signals.
The headline
North Dakota industry employment tracked close to the U.S. benchmark
A data-driven view of the industries that employ Health technologists and technicians, all other in North Dakota.
Verified snapshot
Market at a Glance
Key changes in North Dakota’s weighted industry mix.
Percentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
Published coverage: 4,153 represented establishments, 91.11% of the published industry mix.
Local research
What the data shows for health technologists and technicians, all other in North Dakota
Findings describe the published observation periods shown below. Research published Oct 11, 2026.
The highest-paying metro has a smaller employment market
Among 3 comparable metro estimates associated with North Dakota in OEWS May 2025, the pay leader and employment-size leader differ. Bismarck, ND has the highest median annual pay at $61,100, with estimated employment of 80. Fargo, ND-MN has the largest employment estimate at 270, with median pay of $49,240. The pay leader's median is 24.1% higher; estimated employment describes existing jobs, not available vacancies.
OEWS May 2025 · BLS OEWSSome metro estimates cross state lines. Higher nominal pay does not establish better living standards or better chances of finding a job.
Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution
Among the leading industry groups associated with this occupation in North Dakota, Private education and health services has the largest positive weighted contribution in January to March 2026. It accounts for 98.3% of the positive weighted contributions, and its own employment changed +2.4% year over year. The proxy uses each group's share of the occupation's national industry mix; the groups examined cover 98.9% of that mix. Weighted contributions do not count occupation jobs created.
January to March 2026 · BLS QCEWIndustry measures describe the industries associated with this occupation. They are not direct occupation employment, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. Findings describe published data and do not establish causes. Methodology
Employment trends
North Dakota industry employment over time
Year-over-year change in the weighted industries. The U.S. line is the latest-quarter benchmark because a comparable national quarterly history is not published here.
- North Dakota · 2026 Q1+2.1%
- U.S. · latest-quarter benchmark+1.8%
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| Quarter | North Dakota | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +3.2% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +3.4% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +4.0% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +3.0% | 100% |
| 2025 Q2 | +2.6% | 100% |
| 2025 Q3 | +1.8% | 99.95% |
| 2025 Q4 | +1.4% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +2.1% | 99.13% |
How to read this chart
State trend and national reference
The solid line follows North Dakota’s published year-over-year industry employment changes by quarter. The dashed U.S. line is a latest-quarter reference, not a second time series.
- Published quarters
- 8
- Earliest quarter
- 2024 Q2
- Latest quarter
- 2026 Q1
- U.S. benchmark
- +1.8%
Quarters with no published value are omitted rather than interpolated.
Industry context
Where Health technologists and technicians, all other Work
The occupation mix determines which North Dakota industries are weighted into this view.
| Industry group | Occupation mix | Employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly industry wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private education and health services | 91.0% | +2.4% | 4,153 | $1,318 |
| Professional and business services | 4.2% | +0.8% | 6,775 | $1,699 |
| Federal | 2.5% | -6.4% | 665 | $1,870 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 0.9% | Not published | 7,825 | $1,231 |
| Financial activities | 0.8% | -2.2% | 3,326 | $1,938 |
| State and local | 0.5% | +0.4% | 1,587 | $1,108 |
Which industries are growing?
3 weighted industries are growing
Only weighted industries with a published positive North Dakota employment change are listed.
- Private education and health services+2.4%
- Professional and business services+0.8%
- State and local+0.4%
The remaining weighted industries published a flat or negative change in January to March 2026.
Current North Dakota context
Current North Dakota Market Signals
Statewide indicators for all occupations in North Dakota. They are not Health technologists and technicians, all other demand and are not part of the Job Market Health score.
Statewide job postings
Indeed job postings · North Dakota
Recent hiring-demand context · separate from the health score
Total postings index (seasonally adjusted) by observation date · baseline 100
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| Observation date | Index (Feb 2020 = 100) |
|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | 127.20 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 126.60 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 125.90 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 125.76 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 125.77 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 127.24 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 128.42 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 128.52 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 129.77 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 129.99 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 130.44 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 131.57 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 133.73 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 132.70 |
This is statewide demand across all occupations, not demand for this specific job. Postings are not a count of vacancies or hires, and Indeed does not cover the entire labor market.
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0. Seven-day average, seasonally adjusted; publisher refreshes weekly and may revise history. Retrieved Nov 1, 2026 · saved source copy. JobMarketHealth calculates the displayed changes and samples weekly observations for the chart.
Questions answered by this release
Health technologists and technicians, all other in North Dakota FAQs
Each answer is limited to what QCEW 2026 Q1 actually publishes for this state.
Is employment growing for Health technologists and technicians, all other in North Dakota?
The available QCEW measure is not direct occupation employment. Employment across the North Dakota industries weighted to Health technologists and technicians, all other changed +2.1% year over year in January to March 2026, compared with +1.8% nationwide.
Are wages for Health technologists and technicians, all other rising in North Dakota?
QCEW does not publish pay for Health technologists and technicians, all other in this view. Average weekly wages across the weighted industries changed +3.7% year over year; that must not be read as an occupation salary change.
How complete is this North Dakota industry view?
The three core state trends each meet the site’s coverage floor; the minimum published coverage is 99.13% of the occupation’s industry mix.
Does this page show current Health technologists and technicians, all other openings?
No. QCEW measures industry employment, establishments and wages. Any postings, news or WARN figures shown here are statewide context and are not occupation-specific openings.
Methodology & sourcesQCEW 2026 Q1 · coverage 99.13% · full evidence record
Methodology & Sources
Derived by JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix. This is occupation-weighted industry context, not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
- Occupation
- Health technologists and technicians, all other
- SOC code
- 29-2099
- State
- North Dakota
- QCEW release label
- QCEW 2026 Q1
- Data period
- 2026 Q1
- State industry employment, year over year
- +2.1%State data coverage 99.13%
- U.S. benchmark, year over year
- +1.8%
- Difference from U.S. benchmark
- +0.3 percentage pointsPercentage-point gaps use the original published values and are rounded once; subtracting the rounded percentages can give a slightly different result.
- Establishments, year over year
- +9.2%State data coverage 99.13%
- Average weekly industry wage, year over year
- +3.7%State data coverage 100%
- Industry mix vintage
- EP-2025-2035
- BLS publication date
- Aug 28, 2026
- Source verification
- Verified against the committed source snapshotVerified Sep 17, 2026
- Canonical record URL
- https://jobmarkethealth.com/occupations/health-technologists-and-technicians-all-other/north-dakota#evidence-record
- Derived by
- JobMarketHealth from BLS QCEW + published occupation industry mix
MethodologyBLS QCEWHow to citeQCEW state context release, 2026 Q1
Weighted industry conditions are not direct occupation employment, occupation wages, current openings or a state-level Job Market Health score. No causal explanation is inferred.