Explore detailed salary insights for Food Preparation Workers occupation in Private ownership across the United States.
| # | Occupation Title | Primary State | Area Title | Industry | Total Employment | Hourly Mean | Annual Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | 841590 | 15.79 | 32840.0 |
| 2 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 40 | 16.18 | 33650.0 |
| 3 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Construction | 120 | 16.24 | 33770.0 |
| 4 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Wholesale Trade | 2910 | 16.14 | 33560.0 |
| 5 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Information | 370 | 21.26 | 44220.0 |
| 6 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Finance and Insurance | 60 | 19.61 | 40790.0 |
| 7 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 420 | 17.67 | 36750.0 |
| 8 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1110 | 17.04 | 35450.0 |
| 9 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 11360 | 15.68 | 32620.0 |
| 10 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2610 | 16.62 | 34570.0 |
| 11 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | 40 | 16.18 | 33650.0 |
| 12 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Support Activities for Crop Production | 40 | 16.18 | 33650.0 |
| 13 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 120 | 16.24 | 33770.0 |
| 14 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Food Manufacturing | 11760 | 16.73 | 34800.0 |
| 15 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 500 | 15.38 | 31990.0 |
| 16 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | 770 | 16.1 | 33500.0 |
| 17 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 230 | 19.58 | 40730.0 |
| 18 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | 370 | 20.41 | 42460.0 |
| 19 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | 270 | 16.23 | 33750.0 |
| 20 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 5380 | 16.72 | 34780.0 |
| 21 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Food Manufacturing | 4230 | 16.58 | 34490.0 |
| 22 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 2400 | 17.58 | 36570.0 |
| 23 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Beverage Manufacturing | 2400 | 17.58 | 36570.0 |
| 24 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 2540 | 16.58 | 34490.0 |
| 25 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | 60 | 15.1 | 31410.0 |
| 26 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | -1 | 12.83 | 26680.0 |
| 27 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers | -1 | 12.83 | 26680.0 |
| 28 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | -1 | 18.37 | 38210.0 |
| 29 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Automobile Dealers | -1 | 18.37 | 38210.0 |
| 30 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers | -1 | 14.06 | 29250.0 |
| 31 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Building Material and Supplies Dealers | -1 | 13.95 | 29010.0 |
| 32 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Food and Beverage Retailers | 186150 | 16.13 | 33540.0 |
| 33 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | 890 | 15.94 | 33160.0 |
| 34 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, and Appliance Retailers | 450 | 15.5 | 32250.0 |
| 35 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers | 450 | 15.5 | 32250.0 |
| 36 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | General Merchandise Retailers | 30930 | 19.18 | 39900.0 |
| 37 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | General Merchandise Retailers | 30930 | 19.18 | 39900.0 |
| 38 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Health and Personal Care Retailers | 570 | 14.43 | 30020.0 |
| 39 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Health and Personal Care Retailers | 570 | 14.43 | 30020.0 |
| 40 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Pharmacies and Drug Retailers | 240 | 14.53 | 30230.0 |
| 41 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Gasoline Stations and Fuel Dealers | 17920 | 14.07 | 29270.0 |
| 42 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Gasoline Stations | 17860 | 14.07 | 29260.0 |
| 43 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Fuel Dealers | 70 | 15.22 | 31660.0 |
| 44 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers | 60 | 18.98 | 39480.0 |
| 45 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Jewelry, Luggage, and Leather Goods Retailers | 50 | 18.33 | 38120.0 |
| 46 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers | 1070 | 14.11 | 29350.0 |
| 47 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers | 100 | 15.05 | 31300.0 |
| 48 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Sporting Goods Retailers | 100 | 15.05 | 31300.0 |
| 49 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Book Retailers and News Dealers | 60 | 14.38 | 29910.0 |
| 50 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Miscellaneous Retailers | 180 | 17.58 | 36570.0 |
| 51 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Air Transportation | -1 | 18.18 | 37820.0 |
| 52 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Scheduled Air Transportation | -1 | 18.18 | 37820.0 |
| 53 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | 60 | 15.71 | 32670.0 |
| 54 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water | 60 | 15.67 | 32600.0 |
| 55 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Support Activities for Transportation | 50 | 14.91 | 31010.0 |
| 56 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Support Activities for Air Transportation | -1 | 14.94 | 31080.0 |
| 57 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Couriers and Messengers | 240 | 13.49 | 28060.0 |
| 58 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Local Messengers and Local Delivery | -1 | 15.54 | 32320.0 |
| 59 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Warehousing and Storage | 460 | 19.05 | 39620.0 |
| 60 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Warehousing and Storage | 460 | 19.05 | 39620.0 |
| 61 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries | 260 | 22.66 | 47130.0 |
| 62 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Motion Picture and Video Industries | 260 | 22.66 | 47130.0 |
| 63 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Motion Picture and Video Exhibition | 90 | 16.75 | 34830.0 |
| 64 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 50 | 18.6 | 38680.0 |
| 65 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Insurance Carriers | 50 | 18.6 | 38680.0 |
| 66 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 420 | 17.67 | 36750.0 |
| 67 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | 40 | 22.38 | 46560.0 |
| 68 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Engineering Services | 40 | 22.38 | 46560.0 |
| 69 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 50 | 20.25 | 42130.0 |
| 70 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 260 | 15.61 | 32470.0 |
| 71 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1110 | 17.04 | 35450.0 |
| 72 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1110 | 17.04 | 35450.0 |
| 73 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Administrative and Support Services | 11360 | 15.68 | 32620.0 |
| 74 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Office Administrative Services | 60 | 22.42 | 46640.0 |
| 75 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Facilities Support Services | 340 | 17.04 | 35450.0 |
| 76 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Employment Services | 10680 | 15.7 | 32660.0 |
| 77 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Temporary Help Services | 8620 | 15.67 | 32590.0 |
| 78 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Educational Services | 3270 | 18.18 | 37810.0 |
| 79 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Elementary and Secondary Schools | 1120 | 17.07 | 35510.0 |
| 80 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 1740 | 19.28 | 40100.0 |
| 81 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Business Schools and Computer and Management Training | -1 | 14.64 | 30440.0 |
| 82 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Technical and Trade Schools | 200 | 17.08 | 35520.0 |
| 83 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Schools and Instruction | 160 | 16.77 | 34870.0 |
| 84 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Ambulatory Health Care Services | 960 | 17.15 | 35660.0 |
| 85 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Offices of Physicians | 200 | 19.28 | 40100.0 |
| 86 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Offices of Other Health Practitioners | 200 | 15.55 | 32350.0 |
| 87 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | 70 | 15.07 | 31340.0 |
| 88 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | 110 | 16.16 | 33620.0 |
| 89 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Outpatient Care Centers | 340 | 17.63 | 36670.0 |
| 90 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | 200 | 14.94 | 31070.0 |
| 91 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Home Health Care Services | 200 | 15.76 | 32780.0 |
| 92 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Hospitals | 12630 | 18.45 | 38370.0 |
| 93 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 11760 | 18.5 | 38470.0 |
| 94 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | 260 | 16.83 | 35000.0 |
| 95 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | 610 | 18.23 | 37910.0 |
| 96 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | 28200 | 15.04 | 31290.0 |
| 97 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 17530 | 14.77 | 30710.0 |
| 98 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | 1260 | 16.45 | 34210.0 |
| 99 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | 360 | 15.37 | 31970.0 |
| 100 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | 900 | 16.87 | 35100.0 |
| 101 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | 9100 | 15.38 | 31980.0 |
| 102 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Residential Care Facilities | 310 | 15.25 | 31720.0 |
| 103 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Social Assistance | 9890 | 15.44 | 32120.0 |
| 104 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Individual and Family Services | 3260 | 15.8 | 32870.0 |
| 105 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | 1960 | 15.75 | 32760.0 |
| 106 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services | 2540 | 16.13 | 33560.0 |
| 107 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 740 | 15.8 | 32870.0 |
| 108 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Child Care Services | 3350 | 14.49 | 30140.0 |
| 109 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | 690 | 17.81 | 37040.0 |
| 110 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Performing Arts Companies | 260 | 18.05 | 37550.0 |
| 111 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters | 260 | 18.05 | 37550.0 |
| 112 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Spectator Sports | 130 | 13.66 | 28420.0 |
| 113 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | 260 | 19.0 | 39510.0 |
| 114 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | 430 | 15.39 | 32010.0 |
| 115 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions | 430 | 15.39 | 32010.0 |
| 116 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Amusement Parks and Arcades | 630 | 16.54 | 34390.0 |
| 117 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 6750 | 16.21 | 33710.0 |
| 118 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | 820 | 16.27 | 33830.0 |
| 119 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps | 360 | 14.63 | 30430.0 |
| 120 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps | 190 | 16.2 | 33700.0 |
| 121 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Food Services and Drinking Places | 491470 | 15.36 | 31960.0 |
| 122 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Special Food Services | 51220 | 16.27 | 33850.0 |
| 123 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) | 3750 | 15.47 | 32170.0 |
| 124 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 436500 | 15.26 | 31730.0 |
| 125 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Full-Service Restaurants | 221600 | 16.33 | 33970.0 |
| 126 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Repair and Maintenance | 30 | 16.16 | 33610.0 |
| 127 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Personal and Laundry Services | 340 | 15.42 | 32070.0 |
| 128 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Personal Care Services | -1 | 18.75 | 38990.0 |
| 129 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Other Personal Services | 260 | 14.31 | 29770.0 |
| 130 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | 2240 | 16.81 | 34960.0 |
| 131 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Religious Organizations | 410 | 15.73 | 32720.0 |
| 132 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Social Advocacy Organizations | 160 | 15.36 | 31950.0 |
| 133 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Civic and Social Organizations | 1360 | 16.71 | 34770.0 |
| 134 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | 230 | 21.32 | 44350.0 |
| 135 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Manufacturing | 14220 | 16.88 | 35120.0 |
| 136 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) | 2290 | 16.49 | 34290.0 |
| 137 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) | 200 | 18.11 | 37680.0 |
| 138 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Retail Trade | 237360 | 16.35 | 34010.0 |
| 139 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) | 185270 | 16.13 | 33540.0 |
| 140 | Food Preparation Workers | US | U.S. | Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) | 730 | 13.13 | 27300.0 |