Mental health and substance abuse social workers job market in North Dakota
Industries employing mental health and substance abuse social workers are growing faster in North Dakota
In early 2026, employment in those industries was up 2.0% from a year earlier, compared with a 1.9% increase nationwide.
These are industry-wide trends, not a count of jobs in this occupation or current openings.
BLS QCEW sourceMethodologyNational Mental health and substance abuse social workers report
Industry employment change over time
Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Mental health and substance abuse social workers in North Dakota
Every published quarter
BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the North Dakota series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.
| Quarter | North Dakota | State data coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +3.0% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +3.1% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +3.8% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +3.0% | 100% |
| 2025 Q2 | +2.6% | 100% |
| 2025 Q3 | +1.9% | 98.6% |
| 2025 Q4 | +1.5% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +2.0% | 100% |
Industry mix behind this view
Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.
| Industry group | Share of occupation employment | Local employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private education and health services | 79.4% | +2.4% | 4,153 | $1,318 |
| State and local | 15.0% | +0.4% | 1,587 | $1,108 |
| Professional and business services | 3.6% | +0.8% | 6,775 | $1,699 |
| Other services | 1.4% | -0.4% | 2,253 | $969 |
| Financial activities | 0.5% | -2.2% | 3,326 | $1,938 |
The publication date above is the official BLS news release date for this reference quarter, linked to the notice. The values match the snapshot independently checked against BLS sources on September 17, 2026. The publication date identifies the quarterly news release, not the exact revision date. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.
QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.
How to read this page
QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Mental health and substance abuse social workers. These figures describe the industries that employ Mental health and substance abuse social workers; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.
Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Mental health and substance abuse social workers report and about the data.