These Are The 100 Lowest Paying Jobs In North Dakota

Back in high school I had the best job you could have in high school, I worked at the local movie theater for minimum wage plus free popcorn and movies. I was happy to make minimum wage back then, but now I couldn’t imagine living on the $5.86/hr I was making.

All of this reminiscing got me wondering, who gets paid the least in North Dakota?

So to piggy-backing on our research into the highest paying jobs in North Dakota, we decided to use data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the lowest paying jobs.

After combing through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop are the lowest paid people in North Dakota.

Here’s a quick look at the 10 lowest paying jobs in North Dakota:

1. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
2. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
3. Bartenders
4. Dishwashers
5. Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
6. Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
7. Waiters and Waitresses
8. Childcare Workers
9. Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
10. Amusement and Recreation Attendants

For more information on how much the lowest paying jobs pay, read on, or check out this other reading on North Dakota:

If you’re interested, you can read more about the North Dakota job scene here:

• These Are The 10 Fastest Growing Jobs In North Dakota In 2017
• These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In North Dakota
• These Are The 100 Largest Companies In North Dakota

How we determined the lowest paid jobs in North Dakota

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 518 job classifications in North Dakota in order to identify those that get paid the least.

We will update the data annually as it becomes available from the BLS. The most recent data is as of May 2016.

Detailed List Of The Lowest Paying Jobs In North Dakota

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$20,150	$16,370	900
2	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$20,330	$16,450	870
3	Bartenders	$20,430	$16,280	3,690
4	Dishwashers	$20,560	$16,540	1,180
5	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$20,720	$16,140	380
6	Food Preparation And Serving Related Workers, All Other	$20,890	$17,000	180
7	Waiters And Waitresses	$21,100	$16,180	7,330
8	Childcare Workers	$22,170	$16,660	2,790
9	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$22,220	$16,090	390
10	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$22,250	$16,630	850
11	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$22,310	$16,700	610
12	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$22,570	$17,040	320
13	Telemarketers	$22,820	$17,130	210
14	Parking Lot Attendants	$22,820	$17,170	100
15	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$23,420	$17,390	7,370
16	Gaming And Sports Book Writers And Runners	$23,750	$16,480	190
17	Cashiers	$23,780	$17,410	10,240
18	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$23,920	$17,540	1,550
19	Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$23,990	$17,260	120
20	Cooks, Short Order	$24,270	$20,150	280
21	Cooks, Fast Food	$24,530	$17,440	1,450
22	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$24,870	$17,910	4,230
23	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$24,950	$19,990	1,200
24	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$25,340	$17,730	860
25	Couriers And Messengers	$25,430	$17,740	250
26	Pharmacy Aides	$25,680	$18,690	380
27	Machine Feeders And Offbearers	$25,760	$16,820	170
28	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$25,770	$16,740	100
29	Gaming Dealers	$25,840	$16,300	850
30	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$25,850	$18,480	1,840
31	Floral Designers	$26,150	$19,900	220
32	Food Preparation Workers	$26,160	$17,790	2,280
33	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$26,400	$17,210	70
34	Food Batchmakers	$26,490	$19,220	240
35	Gaming Service Workers, All Other	$26,520	$16,910	180
36	Gaming Change Persons And Booth Cashiers	$26,610	$17,340	120
37	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$26,770	$18,630	630
38	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$26,820	$17,860	310
39	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,950	$18,460	820
40	Gaming Cage Workers	$27,080	$16,920	100
41	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$27,210	$16,740	80
42	Funeral Attendants	$27,620	$19,660	130
43	Media And Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$27,750	$15,810	70
44	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$27,860	$19,980	90
45	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$28,080	$20,590	170
46	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$28,100	$17,240	1,250
47	Sewing Machine Operators	$28,200	$20,730	160
48	Cooks, Restaurant	$28,400	$20,160	2,700
49	Driver/sales Workers	$28,480	$16,500	1,850
50	Phlebotomists	$28,600	$21,550	580
51	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$28,780	$20,550	110
52	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$28,820	$20,820	180
53	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$28,970	$18,810	1,800
54	Dietetic Technicians	$29,080	$21,310	410
55	Reporters And Correspondents	$29,210	$17,010	240
56	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$29,210	$19,770	5,710
57	Library Assistants, Clerical	$29,240	$17,680	110
58	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$29,270	$20,320	160
59	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$29,310	$20,670	1,490
60	Orderlies	$29,350	$19,230	170
61	Physical Therapist Aides	$29,400	$21,380	120
62	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$29,430	$17,190	140
63	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$29,480	$22,480	90
64	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$29,500	$19,930	2,340
65	Gaming Surveillance Officers And Gaming Investigators	$29,630	$21,990	90
66	Psychiatric Aides	$29,650	$23,360	130
67	Helpers–Carpenters	$29,800	$21,570	170
68	Tellers	$29,820	$22,010	1,620
69	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$29,920	$20,380	760
70	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$29,930	$18,530	1,270
71	Bakers	$29,980	$19,910	610
72	Fitness Trainers And Aerobics Instructors	$29,990	$17,850	890
73	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,000	$20,150	7,050
74	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,090	$22,330	120
75	Office Clerks, General	$30,210	$18,650	8,620
76	Interviewers, Except Eligibility And Loan	$30,350	$24,740	270
77	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$30,440	$21,630	120
78	Carpet Installers	$30,500	$17,120	150
79	Residential Advisors	$30,530	$16,040	850
80	Electronic Equipment Installers And Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$30,570	$20,470	40
81	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$30,750	$17,260	140
82	Recreation Workers	$30,820	$18,600	860
83	Opticians, Dispensing	$30,880	$22,380	340
84	Print Binding And Finishing Workers	$30,930	$24,430	160
85	Library Technicians	$31,050	$20,120	160
86	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$31,090	$21,090	320
87	Counter And Rental Clerks	$31,090	$18,590	680
88	Nursing Assistants	$31,600	$24,770	6,870
89	Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$31,620	$17,230	450
90	Refuse And Recyclable Material Collectors	$31,620	$17,010	220
91	Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$31,630	$22,630	90
92	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$31,700	$20,970	190
93	Personal Care Aides	$31,890	$24,170	4,940
94	Assemblers And Fabricators, All Other	$31,950	$23,220	490
95	Emergency Medical Technicians And Paramedics	$31,960	$16,720	1,040
96	File Clerks	$32,220	$21,160	230
97	Retail Salespersons	$32,230	$18,280	13,610
98	Tire Repairers And Changers	$32,270	$22,510	490
99	Data Entry Keyers	$32,380	$21,020	480
100	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$32,520	$21,670	8,380