Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in South Dakota

Want to work in South Dakota as an Institution and Cafeteria Cook? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in South Dakota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in South Dakota is growing faster than average.

• Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Institution and Cafeteria Cook Career?

• Personal & Culinary Services
• Culinary Arts
• General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts
• Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
• Institutional Food Workers
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management

How Many Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Work in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, there were 2,570 people working as Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in the year 2018.

There were 2,580 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,580 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Institution and Cafeteria Cooks than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 8.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.7%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 390 annual Institution and Cafeteria Cooks job openings in South Dakota, and 2,780 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 64,400 annual jobs and 457,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks ranged from $20,810 to $32,250 with $25,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10 to $15.5. The median hourly rate was $12.22.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.7 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

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

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Top South Dakota Metros for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Institution and Cafeteria Cooks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD	660	$25,530
Rapid City, SD	300	$26,880
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	280	$24,110

Top States for Institution and Cafeteria Cooks Employment

View the list below to see where most Institution and Cafeteria Cooks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	33,000	$23,850
California	29,470	$33,720
Illinois	19,960	$26,260
Ohio	18,910	$26,280
New York	16,180	$32,880
Pennsylvania	15,960	$28,350
Florida	14,970	$26,480
Missouri	13,610	$23,430
Alabama	11,080	$19,530
Kentucky	10,770	$24,530
Washington	10,650	$33,180
Indiana	10,360	$24,420
Wisconsin	9,900	$28,660
Georgia	9,810	$25,130
Tennessee	9,800	$24,430
Oklahoma	9,680	$20,220
Colorado	9,360	$28,500
North Carolina	8,620	$24,600
Michigan	8,560	$27,820
South Carolina	8,290	$21,680

Below are the states where Institution and Cafeteria Cooks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Connecticut	$37,630
Hawaii	$37,500
Massachusetts	$36,200
Alaska	$35,570
District of Columbia	$35,440
Rhode Island	$34,780
California	$33,720
Delaware	$33,290
Washington	$33,180
New Jersey	$32,950

Related Careers in South Dakota

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	2,010
Cooks, Short Order	1,510
Cooks, Fast Food	1,430

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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