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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California

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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California

Considering a career as a Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker in California?

21.5% Jobs Projection
$24,550 Median Salary
83,870 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Work in California?

There were approximately 406,630 workers employed as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state in 2018.

There were 393,300 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 13,330 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 43,840 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers working in it, which means California has more Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 21.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 83,870 annual Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers job openings in California, and 458,700 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 736,000 annual jobs and 4,032,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $22,410 to $31,710 with $24,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.77 to $15.25. The median hourly rate was $11.8.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.31 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.49.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 141,680 $24,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 49,220 $27,930
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 44,350 $24,280
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 38,230 $24,680
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 24,530 $24,140
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 20,160 $25,340
Fresno, CA 9,880 $24,060
Bakersfield, CA 7,990 $24,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 7,910 $24,520
Stockton-Lodi, CA 7,780 $24,090
Modesto, CA 6,240 $23,660
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 4,750 $25,060
Santa Rosa, CA 4,650 $24,460
Salinas, CA 4,160 $24,180
Visalia-Porterville, CA 4,090 $24,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 3,810 $24,340
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 3,630 $23,860
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 3,490 $25,200
Chico, CA 2,890 $23,640
Merced, CA 1,930 $23,640
Yuba City, CA 1,600 $23,940
Napa, CA 1,550 $25,070
Redding, CA 1,490 $24,200
El Centro, CA 1,160 $24,320
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 1,060 $24,410
Madera, CA 910 $24,140

Top States for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 406,630 $24,550
Texas 389,740 $19,640
Florida 226,370 $19,590
New York 189,740 $24,350
Ohio 160,070 $19,360
Pennsylvania 152,980 $19,250
North Carolina 147,170 $18,890
Illinois 144,260 $20,780
Georgia 136,200 $18,510
Michigan 123,890 $20,420
Virginia 96,410 $19,320
Indiana 94,470 $18,820
Washington 80,590 $25,430
Missouri 77,770 $19,580
Wisconsin 75,340 $19,210
Tennessee 72,600 $18,910
South Carolina 71,480 $18,330
Massachusetts 70,080 $25,070
Minnesota 66,060 $23,320
Colorado 65,670 $23,220

Below are the states where Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $28,870
Washington $25,430
Massachusetts $25,070
Vermont $24,770
California $24,550
New York $24,350
Alaska $24,310
Connecticut $24,180
North Dakota $24,100
Rhode Island $23,960

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