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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in North Dakota

Is North Dakota a good place for you to work as a Food Cooking Machine Operator or Tender?

$31,250 Median Salary

10 Job Openings

Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in North Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Work in North Dakota?

In North Dakota, there were 200 people working as Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 170 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 675 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders working in it, which means North Dakota has fewer Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for North Dakota

Jobs for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 2.4%.

North Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 10 annual Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders job openings in North Dakota, and 80 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 38,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Make in North Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders ranged from $21,580 to $48,030 with $31,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.37 to $23.09. The median hourly rate was $15.03.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.66 an hour.

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 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Grand Forks, ND-MN	60	$32,860

Top States for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	5,230	$28,240
Texas	2,690	$26,050
Ohio	2,280	$34,500
Missouri	1,360	$28,680
Maryland	1,300	$28,690
Georgia	1,140	$24,060
Pennsylvania	1,070	$34,310
Indiana	1,010	$30,010
Arkansas	900	$32,910
New Jersey	900	$28,890
Iowa	900	$31,260
New York	890	$30,940
Washington	850	$34,920
Alabama	850	$26,050
Wisconsin	760	$35,330
North Carolina	730	$30,140
Illinois	710	$29,970
Kansas	710	$35,870
Michigan	700	$38,460
Oklahoma	680	$29,490

Below are the states where Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Michigan	$38,460
Oregon	$36,530
Nebraska	$36,150
Kansas	$35,870
Utah	$35,820
Massachusetts	$35,530
Wisconsin	$35,330
Kentucky	$35,090
Washington	$34,920
Ohio	$34,500

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	North Dakota Employment Total
Food Batchmakers	470
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	110

References

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