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Food Preparation Workers Career

For the Food Preparation Workers, the average hourly wage is $15.85 and the average annual wage is $32,960. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Food Preparation Workers career

Food Preparation Workers

The main tasks and work activities of Food Preparation Workers are to store supplies or goods in kitchens or storage areas, package food or supplies, serve food or beverages, arrange food for serving. In general, for the Food Preparation Workers, active Listening, time Management, service Orientation, coordination and other 3 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Food Preparation Workers

Some of Food Preparation Workers occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. 44.60% of Food Preparation Workers have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 0.63% of Food Preparation Workers have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Food Preparation Workers tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Food Preparation Workers occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
37.69%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
44.60%
Post-Secondary Certificate
0.63%
Some College Courses
0.00%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
0.00%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
17.08%