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Restaurant Cooks in North Dakota

Restaurant Cooks in North Dakota

Want to work in North Dakota as a Restaurant Cook? Read this first!

20.2% Jobs Projection
$27,900 Median Salary
460 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Restaurant Cooks in North Dakota is growing faster than average.

  • Restaurant Cooks in North Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Restaurant Cooks Work in North Dakota?

2,930 people worked as Restaurant Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,700 Restaurant Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 17,110 Restaurant Cooks working in it, which means North Dakota has fewer Restaurant Cooks than average.

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Job Projections for North Dakota

Jobs for Restaurant Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 20.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.8%.

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North Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 460 annual Restaurant Cooks job openings in North Dakota, and 3,210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 195,300 annual jobs and 1,377,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Restaurant Cooks Make in North Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Restaurant Cooks ranged from $19,820 to $37,700 with $27,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.53 to $18.12. The median hourly rate was $13.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.04 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

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

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Top North Dakota Metros for Restaurant Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Restaurant Cooks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Fargo, ND-MN 1,100 $29,480
Bismarck, ND 510 $28,930
Grand Forks, ND-MN 300 $26,310

Top States for Restaurant Cooks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Restaurant Cooks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 166,420 $29,130
Florida 110,600 $26,960
Texas 110,440 $24,980
New York 73,340 $28,100
Pennsylvania 55,980 $25,290
Illinois 48,660 $27,350
North Carolina 47,350 $23,630
Georgia 37,770 $23,430
Ohio 37,220 $24,730
Michigan 37,160 $24,120
Virginia 33,380 $24,930
Colorado 32,910 $28,460
Washington 32,510 $31,950
Massachusetts 29,880 $30,720
Missouri 28,990 $24,150
Minnesota 28,480 $28,810
Indiana 27,890 $23,350
Arizona 25,570 $26,950
Wisconsin 24,540 $25,150
South Carolina 24,430 $22,840

Below are the states where Restaurant Cooks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $32,580
Washington $31,950
New Jersey $30,870
Hawaii $30,830
Massachusetts $30,720
Vermont $30,620
Rhode Island $30,130
Nevada $30,060
Alaska $29,270
Connecticut $29,170

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation North Dakota Employment Total
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 1,920
Cooks, Fast Food 1,200
Cooks, Short Order 410

References

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