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22 North Dakota jobs you can start without a degree
These are the jobs that keep everything else running — kitchens, stores, warehouses, care homes and factory floors. Most need no school and hire year-round. Each page gives the real North Dakota pay, what the work is actually like, and where it can lead.
How to use this page
Tap a career below to learn what the job is like in North Dakota: the work, training, pay and job outlook.
At the end of each career, answer a few short questions to see if it could be a good fit for you.
Food and Restaurants
5 careersFast Food and Counter Worker
The most openings of any job in North Dakota
Restaurant Cook
The fastest-growing job in this whole area
Food Preparation Worker
The work that happens before anyone orders
Dishwasher
The job a kitchen cannot run an hour without
Waiter or Waitress
Where the pay depends on where you work
Cleaning and Grounds
4 careersStores, Desks and Customer Service
5 careersCashier
Easy to get hired, and worth knowing where it leads
Retail Salesperson
On the floor, where the pay is better than the register
Customer Service Representative
The best-paying desk job in this area
Receptionist and Information Clerk
The usual front door into office work
Hotel Front Desk Clerk
Indoor, seated, and growing about 8%
Warehouse, Factory and Driving
5 careersStocker and Order Filler
Steady growth and about 870 openings a year
Freight and Material Mover
The best-paying job in this area that needs no license
Hand Packer and Packager
Easy to get into, and worth planning your way out of
Team Assembler
The best-paying job in this area with no school required
Light Truck Driver
The highest median pay in this area