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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in South Dakota

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18.1% Jobs Projection

$20,830 Median Salary

2,050 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in South Dakota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in South Dakota is growing faster than average.
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Work in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, there were 8,860 people working as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in the year 2018.

There were 8,950 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 43,840 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 18.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,050 annual Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers job openings in South Dakota, and 11,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 736,000 annual jobs and 4,032,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $19,030 to $25,810 with $20,830 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.15 to $12.41. The median hourly rate was $10.01.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.67 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.34.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota Metros for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD	2,840	$20,400
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	2,340	$19,700
Rapid City, SD	1,490	$21,040

Top States for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	406,630	$24,550
Texas	389,740	$19,640
Florida	226,370	$19,590
New York	189,740	$24,350
Ohio	160,070	$19,360
Pennsylvania	152,980	$19,250
North Carolina	147,170	$18,890
Illinois	144,260	$20,780
Georgia	136,200	$18,510
Michigan	123,890	$20,420
Virginia	96,410	$19,320
Indiana	94,470	$18,820
Washington	80,590	$25,430
Missouri	77,770	$19,580
Wisconsin	75,340	$19,210
Tennessee	72,600	$18,910
South Carolina	71,480	$18,330
Massachusetts	70,080	$25,070
Minnesota	66,060	$23,320
Colorado	65,670	$23,220

Below are the states where Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$28,870
Washington	$25,430
Massachusetts	$25,070
Vermont	$24,770
California	$24,550
New York	$24,350
Alaska	$24,310
Connecticut	$24,180
North Dakota	$24,100
Rhode Island	$23,960

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Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	4,010

References

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