Take A Look At The 100 LOWEST Paying Jobs In North Dakota

When it comes to jobs, be careful what you wish for...seems the more they pay you the more they want you to do! Don't get me wrong, lower-paying jobs can be ridiculously labor-intensive but generally when you clock out for the day you're off the hook.

If you make more money you can take a decent vacation if you can take off the time to even go on vacation. Of course, if you make less money you may not even have vacation time. One thing's for sure...we should all be on vacation right now. Wouldn't that be nice?

How many of these "low-paying jobs" have you had?

I've had plenty of them. Shoot, it's probably just a clerical error that my current job didn't make this list. 50 years ago, I started out as a newspaper boy. Delivering papers than going door to door to collect check payments from old people. Not as glamorous as it sounds. Collecting was the worst.

When checking out the top 20 keep in mind the pay listed is "Average Salary"

Once you're done with the top 20 gallery, keep going down for the entire top 100 Lowest Paying Jobs in North Dakota. There you'll also see the "Entry Level Salary" for these positions. The average level is sometimes 50% more than the entry-level. So if you can afford to stick around it gets better.

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Also, keep in mind tips are not included in the salary, keep that in mind when you take the host job instead of the waiter position. Many hosts don't make a dime in tips. So yes as a blackjack dealer ya ain't making much per hour but some nights you can kill it in tips.

Most of the positions listed have a clickable link with a more complete job description.

So lets get to it- as ranked by Zippia.com, Zippia is a company that proclaims itself "The Career Expert". I guess I don't have a real reason to doubt them. The North Dakota numbers are a few years old but for most positions, I don't imagine things have changed drastically. Let's get to it!

The 20 Lowest Paying Jobs In North Dakota

Many of these jobs pay pretty well if you factor in tips. But if you're not making tips, you're not making much.

From Zippia here's the entire 100!

DETAILED LIST OF THE LOWEST PAYING JOBS IN NORTH DAKOTA

RANK	JOB TITLE	AVERAGE SALARY	ENTRY LEVEL SALARY	# OF PEOPLE
1	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, And Ticket Takers	$20,150	$16,760	290
2	Bartenders	$20,880	$16,600	4,110
3	Waiters And Waitresses	$21,140	$16,380	5,950
4	Hosts And Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, And Coffee Shop	$21,860	$16,730	800
5	Dishwashers	$22,860	$17,400	990
6	Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	$23,530	$17,960	1,090
7	Telemarketers	$23,570	$16,180	150
8	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, And Coffee Shop	$23,850	$17,410	1,870
9	Tour And Travel Guides	$24,380	$16,490	40
10	Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	$24,440	$19,250	480
11	Cooks, Short Order	$24,700	$18,670	410
12	Combined Food Preparation And Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$24,990	$19,340	7,700
13	Cooks, Fast Food	$25,000	$17,700	1,200
14	Amusement And Recreation Attendants	$25,030	$17,540	1,060
15	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, And Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$25,030	$18,810	410
16	Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$25,120	$19,480	90
17	Cashiers	$25,150	$18,900	9,530
18	Childcare Workers	$25,190	$18,140	2,880
19	Packers And Packagers, Hand	$25,460	$18,150	410
20	Parking Lot Attendants	$25,660	$21,220	80
21	Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,720	$19,030	3,850
22	Hotel, Motel, And Resort Desk Clerks	$26,120	$20,500	1,490
23	Food Preparation Workers	$26,160	$19,750	1,720
24	Taxi Drivers And Chauffeurs	$26,710	$19,030	770
25	Food Batchmakers	$26,870	$21,190	470
26	Sewing Machine Operators	$26,960	$20,530	160
27	Floral Designers	$27,300	$21,230	160
28	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$27,500	$21,000	1,090
29	Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers	$27,600	$18,110	790
30	Gaming Dealers	$27,740	$16,460	970
31	Locker Room, Coatroom, And Dressing Room Attendants	$27,940	$19,900	70
32	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, And Aquacultural Animals	$28,020	$20,310	140
33	Cooks, Restaurant	$28,130	$19,820	2,930
34	Dietetic Technicians	$28,160	$20,100	250
35	Library Assistants, Clerical	$28,220	$18,380	150
36	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$28,220	$19,680	1,220
37	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, And Cosmetologists	$28,240	$16,990	1,100
38	Couriers And Messengers	$28,680	$22,280	160
39	Ambulance Drivers And Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$28,860	$16,820	300
40	Funeral Attendants	$28,960	$21,140	170
41	Driver/sales Workers	$28,980	$16,860	2,160
42	Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers	$29,070	$22,000	50
43	Automotive And Watercraft Service Attendants	$29,140	$20,060	240
44	Stock Clerks And Order Fillers	$29,330	$20,610	5,690
45	Receptionists And Information Clerks	$29,480	$20,590	1,570
46	Cleaners Of Vehicles And Equipment	$29,710	$21,320	1,420
47	Bakers	$29,720	$21,530	740
48	Mail Clerks And Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$30,110	$19,650	190
49	Slaughterers And Meat Packers	$30,160	$21,060	50
50	Bailiffs	$30,350	$28,120	160
51	Demonstrators And Product Promoters	$30,440	$26,020	60
52	Janitors And Cleaners, Except Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,740	$20,920	6,370
53	Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse	$30,830	$19,190	230
54	Packaging And Filling Machine Operators And Tenders	$30,880	$22,260	1,020
55	Pharmacy Aides	$30,940	$20,380	200
56	Food And Tobacco Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	$31,030	$21,000	110
57	Carpet Installers	$31,210	$18,190	90
58	Personal Care And Service Workers, All Other	$31,220	$18,910	130
59	Tire Repairers And Changers	$31,280	$22,050	400
60	Photographic Process Workers And Processing Machine Operators	$31,290	$21,650	30
61	Cooks, Institution And Cafeteria	$31,370	$22,870	1,920
62	Helpers–Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, And Steamfitters	$31,460	$21,510	90
63	Recreation Workers	$31,470	$20,810	730
64	Fitness Trainers And Aerobics Instructors	$31,730	$17,590	1,750
65	Gaming Surveillance Officers And Gaming Investigators	$31,740	$23,310	100
66	Tellers	$31,800	$25,090	1,870
67	Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$31,900	$23,130	100
68	Molding, Coremaking, And Casting Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Metal And Plastic	$31,930	$26,280	80
69	Transportation Workers, All Other	$32,180	$23,550	120
70	Coaches And Scouts	$32,230	$17,280	1,040
71	Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$32,320	$26,180	140
72	Umpires, Referees, And Other Sports Officials	$32,370	$17,910	150
73	Library Technicians	$32,510	$20,580	290
74	Crossing Guards	$32,510	$21,890	140
75	Teacher Assistants	$32,550	$23,230	5,020
76	Emergency Medical Technicians And Paramedics	$32,680	$16,700	830
77	Residential Advisors	$32,710	$18,450	860
78	Retail Salespersons	$32,830	$19,420	13,330
79	Personal Care Aides	$32,890	$25,460	6,090
80	Orderlies	$32,910	$25,440	100
81	Refuse And Recyclable Material Collectors	$33,030	$17,830	390
82	Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders	$33,330	$21,580	200
83	Phlebotomists	$33,340	$25,450	400
84	Physical Therapist Aides	$33,350	$25,680	110
85	Data Entry Keyers	$33,380	$23,570	300
86	Interviewers, Except Eligibility And Loan	$33,410	$26,100	320
87	Merchandise Displayers And Window Trimmers	$33,520	$24,260	360
88	Skincare Specialists	$33,520	$20,440	200
89	Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders, Except Sawing	$33,570	$27,720	170
90	Travel Agents	$33,600	$24,400	290
91	Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers	$33,680	$22,240	2,130
92	Opticians, Dispensing	$33,900	$26,240	440
93	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$33,940	$21,640	70
94	Nursing Assistants	$33,990	$26,150	7,080
95	Engine And Other Machine Assemblers	$34,090	$21,000	60
96	Home Health Aides	$34,100	$24,830	550
97	Production Workers, All Other	$34,200	$24,390	880
98	Laborers And Freight, Stock, And Material Movers, Hand	$34,470	$23,370	5,950
99	Baggage Porters And Bellhops	$34,570	$19,980	140
100	Furniture Finishers	$34,670	$23,920	30

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