Engineering services in North Dakota 377 establishments · 3,539 employees · 2024

Firms (ND)

377

Employment

3,539

Avg Annual Pay

$106,990

State Rank

#52 of 52

How North Dakota compares to national

Metric	North Dakota	National	North Dakota vs. U.S.
Establishments	377	100,242	0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$106,990	$122,821	-$15,831 (-12.9%)
Location quotient	1.25	1.00	25% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	9.4	11.7	—
Year-over-year firm growth	+1.3%	—	—

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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.25 means engineering services are 25% over-represented in North Dakota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for engineering services

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	9,777	$151,517
2	Texas	7,805	$134,384
3	Florida	7,561	$109,004
4	Colorado	3,810	$132,247
5	North Carolina	3,540	$107,996
6	Virginia	3,510	$130,957
7	Georgia	3,445	$115,253
8	Pennsylvania	3,268	$115,184
9	New York	3,242	$127,200
10	Ohio	2,688	$107,950

Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541330. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.

SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json