Colorado Food Preparation Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Food Preparation Workers in Colorado

Fast Facts for Food Preparation Workers in Colorado

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Pueblo, Grand Junction, and Greeley
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Denver, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins

Salaries for Food Preparation Workers in Colorado

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Boulder, Denver, and Colorado Springs. (See table at bottom of page)

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Colorado Food-Preparation-Workers Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Colorado Mountain College	Glenwood Springs	Associate	5,206
Johnson & Wales University-Denver	Denver	Bachelor	1,466

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Food Preparation Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Colorado. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Food Preparation Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Food Preparation Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
COLORADO
Pueblo	470	$19,540	1.5
Grand Junction	460	$20,380	1.4
Greeley	590	$18,720	1.3
Fort Collins	980	$19,520	1.3
Boulder	920	$21,110	0.9
Colorado Springs	1,340	$20,800	0.8
Denver	5,600	$20,990	0.7

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