BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Columbia, MO was 89.4, or 10.6% below the national price level. Its housing index was 69.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$33,219
WageScope divides the published Food Preparation Workers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Food Preparation Workers in Columbia, MO: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 35-2021 and BLS area 17860.
Questions, answered
Food Preparation Workers pay in Columbia, MO: common questions
What is the median wage for Food Preparation Workers in Columbia, MO?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $29,710 per year for Food Preparation Workers in Columbia, MO. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Food Preparation Workers pay higher in Columbia, MO than nationally?
Columbia, MO's published median was 15.9% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Columbia, MO?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.4 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Food Preparation Workers jobs does BLS estimate in Columbia, MO?
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Columbia, MO was 15.9% below the U.S. median for Food Preparation Workers. It ranked 285 of 393 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Food Preparation Workers median says in Columbia, MO
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Food Preparation Workers median in Columbia, MO at $29,710 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-2021 and BLS area 17860.
BLS lists 470 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $32,430 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Columbia, MO's Food Preparation Workers median is 15.9% below the U.S. Food Preparation Workers median of $35,320 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-2021 and area 17860. SOC 35-2021 names Food Preparation Workers. Area 17860 names Columbia, MO. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-2021/17860 row reports 470 wage and salary jobs, 4.41 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.77 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-2021/17860, the annual median is $29,710 per year, while the matching mean is $32,430 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 17860 facts behind this Food Preparation Workers page
Area 17860 reports 107,680 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $61,380. Its annual median is $47,260. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-2021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Columbia, MO runs from $29,260 at the 10th percentile to $102,160 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,710. The median is $47,260. The 75th percentile is $71,580. This is a place check, not a pay range for Food Preparation Workers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 17860. They do not show related skills or a path into Food Preparation Workers.
1. Area 17860, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 3,680 jobs, $84,330 annual median, 34.22 jobs per 1,000, and 1.57 location quotient.
2. Area 17860, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 3,440 jobs, $75,410 annual median, 31.96 jobs per 1,000, and 1.42 location quotient.
3. Area 17860, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 3,000 jobs, $36,860 annual median, 27.88 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Columbia, MO wage ladder for Food Preparation Workers
The 10th percentile is $28,600 per year. The 25th percentile is $28,600 per year. The median is $29,710 per year. The 75th percentile is $35,160 per year. The 90th percentile is $38,090 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $28,600 per year to $35,160 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,490. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Columbia, MO has a annual median of $29,710 per year. Missouri has $31,510 per year. The U.S. row has $35,320 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Columbia, MO is 5.7% below Missouri on the same published median. Columbia, MO is 15.9% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Columbia, MO sits for Food Preparation Workers
Columbia, MO ranks 285 of 393 among metro areas with a published annual median for Food Preparation Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 285 of 393 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
282. Chambersburg, PA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,890 per year, 170 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.49.
283. Huntsville, AL has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,850 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
284. Lima, OH has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,720 per year, 230 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.79.
286. Burlington, NC has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,660 per year, 410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
Pay leaders
Where Food Preparation Workers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 35-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $46,680 per year. Columbia, MO sits at $29,710 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Food Preparation Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Food Preparation Workers median of $46,680 per year, or $16,970 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 720 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.7.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $45,580 per year, or $15,870 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 5,930 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 0.91.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Food Preparation Workers jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Food Preparation Workers in this same-source set, at 63,530 jobs. Columbia, MO has 470. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 63,530 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 63,060 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $35,670 per year, or $5,960 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.16.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 44,930 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 44,460 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $39,770 per year, or $10,060 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.25.
Local-share leaders
Where Food Preparation Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.68. Columbia, MO has 0.77. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Food Preparation Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA has a location quotient of 3.68, a gap of 2.91 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 2,070 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $24,380 per year, or $5,330 below Columbia, MO.
2. Lake Charles, LA has a location quotient of 3.32, a gap of 2.55 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 1,940 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $23,380 per year, or $6,330 below Columbia, MO.
3. Monroe, LA has a location quotient of 3.25, a gap of 2.48 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 1,630 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $22,430 per year, or $7,280 below Columbia, MO.
Job scale and share
How common Food Preparation Workers is in Columbia, MO
BLS lists 470 Food Preparation Workers jobs in Columbia, MO. It also lists 4.41 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.77. A value of 1 means Food Preparation Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Food Preparation Workers beside other roles in Columbia, MO
The all-occupations median in Columbia, MO is $47,260 per year. The Food Preparation Workers median is $29,710 per year. Food Preparation Workers is 37.1% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Columbia, MO. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Food Preparation Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Columbia, MO median of $29,910 per year. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Columbia, MO median of $29,390 per year. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a location quotient of 0.53.
3. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Columbia, MO median of $29,250 per year. BLS lists 2,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.35.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Columbia, MO
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Columbia, MO table, at 3,680 jobs. Food Preparation Workers has 470 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 107,680. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Food Preparation Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Registered Nurses has 3,680 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 3,210 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $84,330 per year, or $54,620 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.57.
2. General and Operations Managers has 3,440 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 2,970 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $75,410 per year, or $45,700 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Columbia, MO
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Columbia, MO role table, at $84,330 per year. Food Preparation Workers has $29,710 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $47,260 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Registered Nurses has a median of $84,330 per year in Columbia, MO, or $54,620 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 3,680 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.57.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $75,410 per year in Columbia, MO, or $45,700 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 3,440 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $73,070 per year in Columbia, MO, or $43,360 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 930 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.92.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Columbia, MO
Family Medicine Physicians has the highest location quotient in the bounded Columbia, MO role table, at 9.93. Food Preparation Workers has 0.77. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Food Preparation Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Family Medicine Physicians has a location quotient of 9.93 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 9.16 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 740 jobs and a median of $69,590 per year, or $39,880 above Food Preparation Workers.
2. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.57 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 4.80 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 2,470 jobs and a median of $29,110 per year, or $600 below Food Preparation Workers.
3. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has a location quotient of 2.86 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 2.09 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 700 jobs and a median of $51,260 per year, or $21,550 above Food Preparation Workers.
Price-level view
What $29,710 may mean after the Columbia, MO price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Columbia, MO is 89.4. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.6% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $29,710 Food Preparation Workers median by 89.4 divided by 100. The result is $33,219 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 69.2. Goods are 94.2. Utilities are 86.0. Other services are 93.0. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Food Preparation Workers row is 13.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.8%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 470 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $32,430 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Food Preparation Workers. It uses a Columbia, MO place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $29,710 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Food Preparation Workers row for Columbia, MO does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 470 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.77 is not a growth score. Rank 285 of 393 is not a place score. The 89.4 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-2021 in BLS area 17860. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 470 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 17860, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 2,610 jobs, $31,390 annual median, 24.21 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
5. Area 17860, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 2,470 jobs, $29,110 annual median, 22.97 jobs per 1,000, and 5.57 location quotient.
6. Area 17860, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 2,340 jobs, $29,910 annual median, 21.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
287. Battle Creek, MI has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,650 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
288. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,640 per year, 4,910 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.25.
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $43,830 per year, or $14,120 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 11,060 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 0.92.
4. Napa, CA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $42,810 per year, or $13,100 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.39.
5. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $42,640 per year, or $12,930 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 1,410 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.19.
6. Yakima, WA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $41,750 per year, or $12,040 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 600 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.07.
7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $41,000 per year, or $11,290 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 14,470 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.06.
8. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA has a Food Preparation Workers median of $40,140 per year, or $10,430 above Columbia, MO. BLS lists 510 jobs there, compared with 470 in Columbia, MO. The location quotient is 1.35.
3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 27,100 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 26,630 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $35,410 per year, or $5,700 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.04.
4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 21,700 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 21,230 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $30,740 per year, or $1,030 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 19,630 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 19,160 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $36,090 per year, or $6,380 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.21.
6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 17,060 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 16,590 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $36,090 per year, or $6,380 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.03.
7. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has 16,810 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 16,340 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $35,100 per year, or $5,390 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 1.5.
8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 16,240 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 15,770 jobs from Columbia, MO. Its median is $35,020 per year, or $5,310 above Columbia, MO. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Lafayette, LA has a location quotient of 3.16, a gap of 2.39 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 3,260 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $22,920 per year, or $6,790 below Columbia, MO.
5. Hammond, LA has a location quotient of 3.15, a gap of 2.38 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 870 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $22,740 per year, or $6,970 below Columbia, MO.
6. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA has a location quotient of 3.06, a gap of 2.29 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 2,860 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $22,980 per year, or $6,730 below Columbia, MO.
7. Alexandria, LA has a location quotient of 2.83, a gap of 2.06 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 980 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $22,080 per year, or $7,630 below Columbia, MO.
8. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a location quotient of 2.83, a gap of 2.06 from Columbia, MO. BLS lists 7,250 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $26,200 per year, or $3,510 below Columbia, MO.
4. Cooks, Fast Food, SOC 35-2011, has a Columbia, MO median of $29,110 per year. BLS lists 2,470 jobs and a location quotient of 5.57.
5. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Columbia, MO median of $31,390 per year. BLS lists 2,610 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
6. Receptionists and Information Clerks, SOC 43-4171, has a Columbia, MO median of $34,020 per year. BLS lists 730 jobs and a location quotient of 1.16.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Columbia, MO median of $34,720 per year. BLS lists 1,880 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
8. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Columbia, MO median of $35,240 per year. BLS lists 990 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 3,000 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 2,530 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $36,860 per year, or $7,150 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
4. Retail Salespersons has 2,610 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 2,140 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $31,390 per year, or $1,680 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 2,470 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 2,000 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $29,110 per year, or $600 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 5.57.
6. Cashiers has 2,340 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 1,870 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $29,910 per year, or $200 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
7. Office Clerks, General has 2,330 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 1,860 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $44,730 per year, or $15,020 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.37.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 2,120 jobs in Columbia, MO, a gap of 1,650 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $29,250 per year, or $460 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.35.
4. Family Medicine Physicians has a median of $69,590 per year in Columbia, MO, or $39,880 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 740 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 9.93.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $61,670 per year in Columbia, MO, or $31,960 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 930 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $61,670 per year in Columbia, MO, or $31,960 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 800 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.77.
7. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $61,600 per year in Columbia, MO, or $31,890 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 990 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
8. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $58,720 per year in Columbia, MO, or $29,010 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 950 jobs, compared with 470 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
4. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.03 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 1.26 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 2,040 jobs and a median of $41,290 per year, or $11,580 above Food Preparation Workers.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.77 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 1.00 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 800 jobs and a median of $61,670 per year, or $31,960 above Food Preparation Workers.
6. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.57 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 0.80 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 3,680 jobs and a median of $84,330 per year, or $54,620 above Food Preparation Workers.
7. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.42 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 0.65 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 3,440 jobs and a median of $75,410 per year, or $45,700 above Food Preparation Workers.
8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.37 in Columbia, MO, a gap of 0.60 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 2,330 jobs and a median of $44,730 per year, or $15,020 above Food Preparation Workers.
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