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Food Preparation Worker is a Full-Service Restaurants job with over 988 current openings filled by a Perm employee. Most Food Preparation Workers are hired by companies in the Home Health Care Services industry. The average Perm Food Preparation Workers job lasts 35 days.


Jobs Hired
988
Hiring Companies
679
Hiring Industries
53
Average Salary
$21,076
Approved
46%


What do Food Preparation Workers do?

Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Food Preparation Workers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Food Preparation Workers has been a job in the Perm Visa program since 2010 where they hired 6 employees. This job peaked in 2024 with 305 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3 in 2025.
Food Preparation Workers has been a job in the Perm Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $22,814. This job peaked in 2015 with an average salary of $25,376, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $22,957 in 2025.


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