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Fast Facts for Food Preparation Workers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Salinas
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Yuba City, Redding and Riverside
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Santa Ana and Riverside

Salaries for Food Preparation Workers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Napa and Santa Rosa

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity 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. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
El Centro280$29,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward14640$31,820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara6790$31,750
Vallejo-Fairfield1030$27,780
Visalia-Porterville630$27,850
Hanford-Corcoran110$28,650
Salinas1420$29,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim42140$27,810
Yuba City130$27,580
Fresno1700$26,970
Modesto910$26,160
Napa330$32,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario9600$28,440
San Diego-Carlsbad12140$29,410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande830$29,160
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara1860$29,890
Bakersfield1340$28,350
Chico570$26,480
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura1830$28,240
Redding360$33,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade4850$28,420
Santa Cruz-Watsonville550$32,170
Santa Rosa1220$29,000
Stockton-Lodi1640$29,130
Madera90$27,960
Merced380$28,330

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