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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Florida

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Florida

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

25.5% Jobs Projection
$19,590 Median Salary
52,920 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In Florida, there were 226,370 people working as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in the year 2018.

There were 230,230 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,860 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 Florida has more Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 25.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 52,920 annual job openings, and 289,060 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 Florida?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $17,920 to $26,140 with $19,590 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.62 to $12.57. The median hourly rate was $9.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.28 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.14.

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

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Top Florida 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
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 58,290 $19,540
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 37,720 $19,510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 33,320 $19,640
Jacksonville, FL 16,860 $19,360
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 7,770 $20,250
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 6,780 $20,540
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 6,700 $19,300
Tallahassee, FL 6,440 $19,680
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 6,230 $19,350
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 6,090 $19,030
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 5,730 $19,740
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 4,610 $20,730
Gainesville, FL 3,910 $19,840
Port St. Lucie, FL 3,880 $19,870
Ocala, FL 3,730 $18,990
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 3,400 $22,210
Panama City, FL 3,120 $19,670
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 1,510 $20,830
Punta Gorda, FL 1,250 $20,050
Sebring, FL 1,010 $20,380
Homosassa Springs, FL 930 $19,090
The Villages, FL 580 $19,380

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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