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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Colorado

Want to work in Colorado as a Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker? Read this first!

28.4% Jobs Projection
$23,220 Median Salary
15,880 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

65,670 people worked as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 63,770 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,900 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 Colorado has more Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 28.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

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Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 15,880 annual job openings, and 85,730 total jobs in 2026 for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state.

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 Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $21,230 to $29,490 with $23,220 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.21 to $14.18. The median hourly rate was $11.17.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.23 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

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

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Top Colorado 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
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 33,840 $23,410
Colorado Springs, CO 7,490 $22,600
Boulder, CO 4,560 $23,950
Fort Collins, CO 4,540 $22,820
Greeley, CO 3,810 $22,510
Pueblo, CO 2,370 $21,650
Grand Junction, CO 1,980 $22,840

Top States for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Employment

View the list below to see 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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