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Map of North Dakota showing 4 metro areas with skilled trade pay data
North Dakota: 4 metros with trade pay data

Insulation Installer pay in North Dakota

Statewide and by city · BLS, May 2025

$46,450statewide median a year
$22.33median an hour
#39of 48 states
260insulation installers employed statewide

Statewide pay Government data

Insulation installers in North Dakota earn a statewide median of $46,450 a year, 4% below the typical U.S. metro, ranking #39 of 48 states. About 260 people work in the trade statewide.

Statewide pay range

$38,830Entry · 10th$43,99025th$46,450Median$56,84075th$60,430Top · 90th

States ranked near North Dakota

Oklahoma$46,880
Nevada$46,510
Michigan$46,490
North Dakota$46,450
Wyoming$46,200
South Dakota$45,820
Virginia$44,810

See all states on the insulation installer overview.

Pay by city Government data

BLS publishes insulation installer pay for 1 North Dakota metro: Fargo.

MetroMedian payReal payJobs
FargoNORTH DAKOTA · ND$46,450$51,116130

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

The job (national)

Blueprint-style drawing of a condenser unit with supply and return ducts, illustrating insulation installer work in North Dakota
Insulation Installer pay in North Dakota: $46,450 statewide median, BLS May 2025.

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,000 openings a year. Typical training: short-term on-the-job training.

Nationally, insulation installers have 312 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 3.6× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is falls, slips and trips.

What the work is like Government data

How often insulation installers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.

Outdoors, in all kinds of weatherOften
Indoors with heating and air conditioningOccasionally
Very hot or cold conditionsOften
Working at heightsOften
Climbing ladders, scaffolds or polesSometimes
Cramped spaces and awkward positionsOften
Loud noiseOften
Hazardous conditionsOccasionally
Standing, bending, kneeling and walkingOften
SittingRarely

Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).

O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.

Registered apprenticeships Government data

Of insulation installer apprentices in North Dakota who finished or left a registered program in fiscal years 2020–2024, 34% completed (U.S.: 42%), about 2 graduates a year. The typical program runs 8,000 hours, about 4 years of full-time work. Search open registered programs near you on the official Apprenticeship Finder.

U.S. Department of Labor, RAPIDS apprentice records (Completion Rate Analysis), FY2020–2024 exits.

Licensing in North Dakota Official source

The main state licensing office in North Dakota is the North Dakota Secretary of State. Contractor licensing; electricians and plumbers have their own state boards. It can point you to the right license for insulation installers.

Official North Dakota licensing site ↗

Requirements for insulation installers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.

Union membership

In 2025, 6.0% of wage and salary workers in North Dakota were union members, below the U.S. rate of about 10% (#35 of 51 states and D.C.), and 7.4% were covered by a union contract. These figures cover all jobs in the state, not only insulation installers.

BLS Union Members, 2025 (Current Population Survey), table 5.

Cities in North Dakota

FargoNORTH DAKOTA · ND+7.7%population since 2020 · 2.7% unemployment

All trades in North Dakota.

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