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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 Full-Service Restaurants 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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