Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in New Jersey

Get the information you need to know about working as a Combined Food Preparation and Serving Worker.

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

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

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

How Many Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers Work in New Jersey?

45,320 people worked as Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 48,910 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,590 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 21.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.8%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10,890 annual job openings, and 59,580 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 New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers ranged from $18,780 to $30,780 with $20,860 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.03 to $14.8. The median hourly rate was $10.03.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.71 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	144,820	$24,330
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	62,750	$20,110
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	9,340	$19,440
Trenton, NJ	2,370	$21,360
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	2,060	$20,660
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	1,090	$20,720
Ocean City, NJ	510	$21,770

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

Related Careers in New Jersey

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Jersey Employment Total
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	35,460

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.