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North Carolina Food Preparation Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Food Preparation Workers in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Food Preparation Workers in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jacksonville, Goldsboro, and Wilmington
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Charlotte
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro

Salaries for Food Preparation Workers in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Hickory, Raleigh, and Asheville. (See table at bottom of page)

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North Carolina Food-Preparation-Workers Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alamance Community CollegeGrahamAssociate3,925
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAshevilleAssociate6,408
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmingtonAssociate7,570
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead CityAssociate1,628
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth CityAssociate2,117
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotteBachelor2,569
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Montgomery Community CollegeTroyAssociate954
Robeson Community CollegeLumbertonAssociate1,788
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
South Piedmont Community CollegePolktonAssociate2,250
Southwestern Community College SylvaSylvaAssociate2,040
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboroAssociate2,476

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Food Preparation Workers

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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Jacksonville450$17,1502
Goldsboro410$17,6902
Wilmington1,620$17,9301.8
Greenville650$17,2001.6
Rocky Mount440$16,4201.3
Durham2,200$18,2001.3
Hickory1,280$19,2801.3
Fayetteville890$17,7801.2
Asheville1,330$18,4901.2
Burlington400$18,2001.2
Greensboro2,760$17,3401.2
Charlotte6,650$18,0401.1
Raleigh3,670$18,6301.1
Winston-Salem1,300$18,3301
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