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Louisiana Food Preparation Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Alexandria, New Orleans, and Lafayette
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Shreveport, Monroe, and Baton Rouge
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette

Salaries for Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Houma, New Orleans, and Lake Charles. (See table at bottom of page)

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Louisiana Food-Preparation-Workers Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier CityAssociate4,986
Delgado Community CollegeNew OrleansAssociate13,210
Louisiana Technical College-Baton Rouge CampusBaton RougeAssociate1,490
Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson CampusMetairieAssociate639
Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette CampusLafayetteAssociate969
Louisiana Technical College-Shreveport-Bossier CampusShreveportAssociate1,160
Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxMasters6,864
Nunez Community CollegeChalmetteAssociate1,442
Sowela Technical Community CollegeLake CharlesAssociate1,627

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Food Preparation Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. 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

LOUISIANA

   
Alexandria1,070$15,7603.1
New Orleans10,110$16,6303.1
Lafayette2,590$14,9002.9
Lake Charles1,430$16,0602.8
Houma1,350$16,7202.4
Baton Rouge5,460$15,7102.3
Monroe920$15,8302
Shreveport2,050$15,6001.9
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