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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants

Wages & Outlook

Typical Wages

Wages listed below are for a variety of experience and education levels. Make sure that you research the typical entry-level education and work experience and training requirements for this occupation.

This career: $15.06
Statewide median: $24.45

This career pays well below the statewide median wage.

Wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants *

Area	Low	Median	High
U S	$11.81	$14.43	$16.08
Minnesota	$13.21	$15.06	$16.09
Central Minnesota	$13.12	$14.29	$15.91
Northeast Minnesota	$12.14	$14.26	$15.55
Northwest Minnesota	$12.65	$14.42	$15.20
Southeast Minnesota	$12.63	$14.57	$15.51
Southwest Minnesota	$13.05	$15.06	$15.67
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	$13.21	$15.50	$16.78

* "Low" indicates 25% of workers earn less and 75% earn more.
"Median" indicates 50% of workers earn less and 50% earn more.
"High" indicates 75% of workers earn less and 25% earn more.

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Employment

In Minnesota, there are 4,930 workers employed in this medium-sized career.

Where do Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants most often work?

Current Demand

This career is currently in very high demand.

Future Demand

This career is seeing very high growth compared to other careers.

There will be a need for about 8,142 new Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants to meet market demand between 2020-2030. This includes the demand due to replacement (workers leaving the occupation or retiring) as well as growth.

Employment Outlook for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
Area	Employment		Employment Change
Area	2020	2030	Number	Percent
U S	389,000	492,500	103,600	26.6%
Minnesota	3,779	4,643	864	22.9%
Central Minnesota	427	519	92	21.5%
Northeast Minnesota	183	225	42	23%
Northwest Minnesota	193	240	47	24.4%
Southeast Minnesota	491	609	118	24%
Southwest Minnesota	135	174	39	28.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	2,206	2,707	501	22.7%

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