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Food Preparation Workers in Mississippi

Considering a career as a Food Preparation Worker in Mississippi?

12.7% Jobs Projection

$18,540 Median Salary

1,390 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Food Preparation Workers in Mississippi is growing faster than average.
Food Preparation Workers in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food Preparation Workers Work in Mississippi?

8,440 people worked as Food Preparation Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,720 Food Preparation Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 280 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 8,670 Food Preparation Workers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Food Preparation Workers than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Food Preparation Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.9%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,390 annual job openings, and a total of 8,250 jobs for Mississippi Food Preparation Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 157,700 annual jobs and 939,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food Preparation Workers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Food Preparation Workers ranged from $16,230 to $24,880 with $18,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.8 to $11.96. The median hourly rate was $8.91.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $8.92 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.01.

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

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Top Mississippi Metros for Food Preparation Workers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	3,070	$20,090
Jackson, MS	1,950	$18,430
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	1,050	$18,940
Hattiesburg, MS	400	$17,880

Top States for Food Preparation Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Food Preparation Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	102,680	$26,040
Florida	62,010	$23,020
New York	61,600	$26,680
Texas	55,060	$22,730
Louisiana	35,890	$18,350
Georgia	35,360	$20,350
New Jersey	32,960	$22,520
Illinois	32,430	$24,220
Ohio	26,740	$21,040
North Carolina	19,820	$21,660
Virginia	19,640	$20,640
Pennsylvania	19,310	$22,060
Tennessee	18,060	$20,550
Washington	17,380	$28,210
Indiana	16,220	$20,930
Maryland	15,620	$24,220
Massachusetts	15,080	$27,420
Michigan	14,630	$22,530
Arizona	14,220	$24,070
Oregon	14,110	$25,730

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

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$29,100
Washington	$28,210
Nevada	$28,130
Rhode Island	$27,910
Massachusetts	$27,420
New York	$26,680
Alaska	$26,540
Connecticut	$26,430
Minnesota	$26,180
California	$26,040

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