Food preparation worker

High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.
SOC Code: 
35-2021

Help prepare food in restaurants, hotels, and other places where meals are served such as cafeterias, grocery stores, hospitals and schools.

Kansas Career Cluster: 
Hospitality & Tourism

Job Growth & Salary Info

Kansas

Growth Projection: Decline

Median Salary: $24,150

National

Growth Projection: Decline

Median Salary: $26,070

Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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