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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

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
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach1900$24,800
Gainesville1260$23,900
Cape Coral-Fort Myers2210$25,450
Sebring400$22,820
Panama City600$22,960
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent940$24,780
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton2740$26,280
Ocala690$26,610
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin760$26,650
Lakeland-Winter Haven1620$23,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach20950$25,500
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island1360$29,210
Port St. Lucie1540$24,070
Homosassa SpringsN/A$24,470
Jacksonville5310$25,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford7260$25,350
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville2020$22,640
Punta Gorda720$24,920
Sebastian-Vero Beach510$24,660
Tallahassee1190$23,490
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater8120$24,580
The VillagesN/A$25,120

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