Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

35-2021 Food Preparation Workers

Occupational Description:
Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	1,520	68	$16.02/hr	$13.33/hr	$13.94/hr	$15.10/hr	$17.89/hr	$20.74/hr

Leading Industries for Food Preparation Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	100	$17.67/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	5,010	$16.02/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	90	$15.86/hr
Education and Health Services	5,520	$18.23/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	6,160	$14.72/hr
Other Services	50	$16.39/hr
Public Administration	110	$14.79/hr

Other Regional Data for Food Preparation Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	260	$15.02/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	280	$14.83/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	380	$14.92/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	400	$15.23/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	600	$14.52/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	620	$15.41/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	630	$15.30/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	810	$14.74/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	820	$14.53/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	950	$14.81/hr	-3.7%
Southeast Balance of State	1,230	$14.86/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,280	$14.96/hr	-6.5%
Southeast Minnesota	1,520	$15.10/hr	-7.4%
Northwest Balance of State	1,620	$14.30/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,970	$14.42/hr	-7.5%
Central Minnesota	1,980	$15.40/hr	-4.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	9,310	$16.59/hr	-2.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	10,820	$16.57/hr	N/A
Minnesota	17,050	$15.67/hr	-4.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	6,780	$14.28/hr	22.9%
Fast Food and Counter Workers	53,640	$14.74/hr	12.4%
Cooks, Restaurant	25,720	$18.19/hr	45.9%

Task for Food Preparation Workers

Add cutlery, napkins, food, and other items to trays on assembly lines in hospitals, cafeterias, airline kitchens, and similar establishments.
Operate cash register, handle money, and give correct change.
Receive and store food supplies, equipment, and utensils in refrigerators, cupboards, and other storage areas.
Use manual or electric appliances to clean, peel, slice, and trim foods.
Keep records of the quantities of food used.
Weigh or measure ingredients.
Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and when food and supplies are getting low, and order needed items.
Load dishes, glasses, and tableware into dishwashing machines.
Scrape leftovers from dishes into garbage containers.
Remove trash and clean kitchen garbage containers.