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Food Preparation Workers in Mississippi

Want to work in Mississippi as a Food Preparation Worker? Read this first!

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?

In Mississippi, there were 8,440 people working as Food Preparation Workers in the year 2018.

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

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

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

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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%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,390 annual job openings, and 8,250 total jobs in 2026 for Food Preparation Workers in this state.

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.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $8.92 an hour in 2017.

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

The table below shows the states 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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