Business Operations Support and Assistant Services programs in North Dakota
14 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,670 at Bismarck State College.
What this work pays in North Dakota
Office Clerks, General in North Dakota earn a median of $50,160 a year across 8,440 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $47,480 | 5,800 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $44,670 | 5,750 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $39,530 | 1,930 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $68,720 | 1,830 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $80,500 | 1,810 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | $31,670 (11 grads) | 8 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $26,896 (18 grads) | 23 |
| Bismarck State College Bismarck | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dakota College at Bottineau Bottineau | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Minot State University Minot | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Williston State College Williston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Williston State College Williston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.