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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Massachusetts

Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Massachusetts

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

17.9% Jobs Projection
$25,070 Median Salary
13,450 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

70,080 people worked as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 65,330 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 4,750 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 Massachusetts has more Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 17.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 13,450 annual job openings, and 73,670 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 Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $23,730 to $32,040 with $25,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.41 to $15.4. The median hourly rate was $12.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.71 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.34.

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

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Top Massachusetts 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 50,080 $25,050
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 13,080 $24,210
Springfield, MA-CT 8,350 $25,190
Worcester, MA-CT 6,910 $24,750
Barnstable Town, MA 2,370 $24,990
Leominster-Gardner, MA 1,550 $24,460
New Bedford, MA 1,280 $24,540
Pittsfield, MA 1,080 $24,630

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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