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Career Information for Food Preparation Workers in Florida

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Fast Facts for Food Preparation Workers in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Palm Coast, Naples, and Punta Gorda
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lakeland, Tallahassee, and Fort Lauderdale
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Tampa, Orlando, and Miami

Salaries for Food Preparation Workers in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Naples, West Palm Beach, and Punta Gorda. (See table at bottom of page)

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Florida Food-Preparation-Workers Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Johnson & Wales University-Florida CampusNorth MiamiBachelor1,955
Valencia Community CollegeOrlandoAssociate32,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Food Preparation Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. 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 AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Palm Coast150$17,8802.3
Naples1,500$21,0402
Punta Gorda420$20,7201.9
Sebastian470$19,7301.7
Cape Coral2,100$19,5901.6
Sarasota2,550$19,6201.5
Deltona1,420$18,1501.5
Palm Bay1,720$20,5601.4
Panama City490$18,0601.2
Jacksonville4,430$18,4601.1
Ocala640$18,6001.1
West Palm Beach3,830$20,9101.1
Orlando6,720$19,5101
Port St. Lucie750$19,2101
Gainesville630$18,3400.9
Fort Walton Beach400$19,1300.9
Tampa6,920$20,4100.9
Miami5,620$20,1600.9
Pensacola800$18,6700.9
Fort Lauderdale3,900$20,2900.8
Tallahassee820$18,9000.8
Lakeland840$19,7300.7
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