The map below shows you the number of cafeteria clerk job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where cafeteria clerks earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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We spoke to cafeteria clerk professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the cafeteria clerk job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the cafeteria clerk industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

No, cafeteria clerk jobs are not in demand. Cafeteria clerk demand is projected to decline -10% from 2018 to 2028.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	122	0.00%
2020	123	0.00%
2019	133	0.00%
2018	134	0.00%
2017	132	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$35,040	$16.85	+5.8%
2024	$33,122	$15.92	+5.4%
2023	$31,413	$15.10	+6.7%
2022	$29,452	$14.16	+4.2%
2021	$28,262	$13.59	+4.5%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Kansas	2,913,123	473	16%
2	South Dakota	869,666	131	15%
3	Minnesota	5,576,606	778	14%
4	Delaware	961,939	131	14%
5	Alaska	739,795	105	14%
6	Washington	7,405,743	972	13%
7	Connecticut	3,588,184	484	13%
8	Utah	3,101,833	407	13%
9	Nebraska	1,920,076	259	13%
10	District of Columbia	693,972	88	13%
11	Vermont	623,657	80	13%
12	Indiana	6,666,818	832	12%
13	Massachusetts	6,859,819	793	12%
14	Missouri	6,113,532	736	12%
15	Wisconsin	5,795,483	716	12%
16	Colorado	5,607,154	646	12%
17	California	39,536,653	4,459	11%
18	Tennessee	6,715,984	748	11%
19	Idaho	1,716,943	195	11%
20	Ohio	11,658,609	1,195	10%

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