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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in North Dakota
North Dakota assistant headcount looks manageable until North Dakota shows how thin the share is.
North Dakota medical assistant share is 0.27, a thin slice of a typical North Dakota mix.
North Dakota employs 600 medical assistants, equal to 1.401 jobs in each 1,000 North Dakota jobs.
North Dakota home health aides stay thin at a 0.65 share, even with 7,730 on the North Dakota payroll.
Each occupation
1Medical Assistants
- Location quotient
- 0.27
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.401
- State employment
- 600
2Phlebotomists
- Location quotient
- 0.54
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.502
- State employment
- 220
3Psychiatric Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.62
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.631
- State employment
- 270
4Healthcare Social Workers
- Location quotient
- 0.63
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.758
- State employment
- 330
5Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.65
- Jobs per 1,000
- 18.004
- State employment
- 7,730
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical Assistants | 0.27 | 1.401 | 600 |
| 2 | Phlebotomists | 0.54 | 0.502 | 220 |
| 3 | Psychiatric Technicians | 0.62 | 0.631 | 270 |
| 4 | Healthcare Social Workers | 0.63 | 0.758 | 330 |
| 5 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 0.65 | 18.004 | 7,730 |
Takeaways
- North Dakota phlebotomist share is 0.54, barely half a typical state's bench in North Dakota.
- North Dakota psychiatric technician share is 0.62, light versus a typical North Dakota mix.
- North Dakota social worker share is 0.63, still light against a typical state inside North Dakota.
- North Dakota phlebotomist employment is only 220, so North Dakota can't picture a deep list.
For recruiters
- Quote North Dakota's share beside headcount so North Dakota doesn't call that bench deep.
- Keep North Dakota aides in the thin North Dakota group even when headcount looks large.
- Give the Dakota wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The location quotient is the occupation's share of North Dakota jobs divided by its share of U.S. jobs. A lower figure is a thinner local supply relative to the national mix. The 5 lowest figures on the hiring-list occupations are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest figure, North Dakota is 8 of 51. A row links to the North Dakota metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it.
Sources
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