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Food Jobs & Pay in North Dakota
About 40,060 people in North Dakota work in food-related jobs. Median pay by occupation, with the national median in the last column.
Restaurants & service
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 11,470 | $30,080 | $22,750 – $37,380 | $31,200 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 5,250 | $30,890 | $18,470 – $60,570 | $35,230 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 4,490 | $36,470 | $28,850 – $45,650 | $37,390 |
| Bartenders | 3,960 | $29,040 | $18,850 – $57,050 | $34,340 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 2,780 | $44,720 | $35,250 – $60,720 | $44,080 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 1,820 | $39,490 | $31,300 – $48,670 | $37,450 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 1,630 | $36,910 | $31,140 – $46,320 | $35,360 |
| Food Preparation Workers | 980 | $36,800 | $28,400 – $43,840 | $35,320 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 890 | $31,010 | $21,110 – $37,320 | $33,980 |
| Dishwashers | 800 | $29,980 | $22,570 – $38,440 | $34,810 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 800 | $28,660 | $22,020 – $37,670 | $31,200 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 580 | $30,220 | $23,060 – $38,480 | $30,890 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 100 | $74,740 | $48,240 – $85,190 | $62,470 |
| Cooks, All Other | 60 | $44,190 | $42,750 – $58,240 | $37,690 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | — | $23,410 | $21,850 – $38,370 | $35,840 |
Food processing
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 830 | $36,900 | $29,640 – $46,500 | $37,160 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 470 | $40,080 | $22,390 – $57,160 | $40,140 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 390 | $47,250 | $31,250 – $47,250 | $38,300 |
| Food Batchmakers | 250 | $40,840 | $35,180 – $51,840 | $42,290 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 160 | $39,730 | $35,720 – $70,660 | $40,130 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 50 | $45,120 | $41,210 – $55,160 | $39,680 |
| Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | 30 | $77,300 | $47,090 – $77,320 | $44,810 |
Farm & field
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 430 | $48,080 | $39,020 – $60,820 | $41,730 |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 260 | $45,590 | $36,720 – $53,970 | $35,730 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 130 | $40,320 | $32,950 – $46,550 | $36,670 |
| Agricultural Inspectors | 80 | $57,590 | $39,630 – $73,600 | $49,940 |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 60 | $31,080 | $26,380 – $39,530 | $35,660 |
Science & nutrition
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 270 | $70,040 | $59,860 – $86,260 | $76,400 |
Management
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Managers | 950 | $72,210 | $37,050 – $101,660 | $69,390 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | 90 | $63,480 | $39,280 – $92,550 | $60,220 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. Some occupations are suppressed in smaller states and are omitted. Median pay is the middle of the wage distribution; employment counts exclude the self-employed. Labour-market data, not job listings.