Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in North Dakota

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 21) in North Dakota reports 17,181 workers across 545 establishments, with $2.1B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 3.1% of national employment for this industry — a concentration ratio that tells you whether North Dakota is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction employees in North Dakota is $124,502/yr, versus a national average of $115,081/yr. North Dakota pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.

Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction is 17.6%, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size — both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the North Dakota overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).