Food Preparation Workers
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How much do Food Preparation Workers earn yearly?
The median income is the amount of money per year that half of Food Preparation Workers earned more than and half earned less. Ten percent of workers earned less than $22,779 and ten percent earned more than $43,158.
| Income Percentile | Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $22,779 |
| Median (50%) | $32,337 |
| High (90%) | $43,158 |
What is the job outlook for new Food Preparation Workers?
There are 906,888 jobs in this career today. It is projected to have 922,081 jobs in 5 years for a growth rate of +1.68%.
The growth rate is a national projection of how many job openings will exist in this career in the future as compared to today.
Projected Growth Rate: +1.68%
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Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.