What North Dakota plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay
Findings from 27 live postings on manufacturers' own careers sites in North Dakota, week of October 19, 2026. Each one shows how many postings it rests on; anything with too few is left out.
Unusual opportunities worth a look
Perks and openings most plant postings don't offer, and how many in North Dakota do right now.
- Formal training program6 postings (22%)
- Stated promotion path10 postings (37%)Top
- Tuition help9 postings (33%)
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- Process Technician · American Crystal Sugar · Hillsboro, ND
Based on 27 postings. Link to this finding
The best-paying open roles right now
The highest posted ranges for engineering-level plant roles in North Dakota.
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- Process Engineer · American Crystal Sugar · Drayton, ND · $108k–$134k
Based on 4 postings. Link to this finding
Off-shift and weekend coverage
48% of plant postings in North Dakota mention off-shift, weekend or on-call coverage.
Based on 27 postings. Link to this finding
Source and method
- Source
- ShopFloorJobs analysis of 27 live plant job postings from 21 manufacturers' own careers sites (Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle, iCIMS, Greenhouse and others), not job boards.
- Collected
- Week of October 19, 2026. Postings are re-checked daily; closed roles drop out.
- Method
- Pay is the middle of each posting's listed range for engineer and senior engineer levels, compared within the same team so a different mix of teams can't create a gap. Rates count postings that state the item. Correlation, not cause; findings with too few postings are left out.
Cite this report
ShopFloorJobs, "What North Dakota plant jobs ask for, and what moves pay," Week of October 19, 2026. https://shopfloorjobs.com/reports/insights?state=north-dakota
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