Minnesota was 1.3% below the U.S. median for Food Preparation Workers. It ranked 26 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Minnesota was 98.6, or 1.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 91.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$35,337
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.
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 27.
Questions, answered
Food Preparation Workers pay in Minnesota: common questions
What is the median wage for Food Preparation Workers in Minnesota?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $34,850 per year for Food Preparation Workers in Minnesota. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Food Preparation Workers pay higher in Minnesota than nationally?
Minnesota's published median was 1.3% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Minnesota?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 98.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Food Preparation Workers jobs does BLS estimate in Minnesota?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Food Preparation Workers job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Food Preparation Workers median says in Minnesota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Food Preparation Workers median in Minnesota at $34,850 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 27.
BLS lists 24,620 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 $35,610 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Minnesota's Food Preparation Workers median is 1.3% 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 27. SOC 35-2021 names Food Preparation Workers. Area 27 names Minnesota. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-2021/27 row reports 24,620 wage and salary jobs, 8.35 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.45 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-2021/27, the annual median is $34,850 per year, while the matching mean is $35,610 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 27 facts behind this Food Preparation Workers page
Area 27 reports 2,949,820 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,160. Its annual median is $56,920. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-2021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Minnesota runs from $33,540 at the 10th percentile to $125,730 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,680. The median is $56,920. The 75th percentile is $82,520. 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 27. They do not show related skills or a path into Food Preparation Workers.
1. Area 27, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 128,680 jobs, $38,370 annual median, 43.62 jobs per 1,000, and 1.58 location quotient.
2. Area 27, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 74,840 jobs, $36,370 annual median, 25.37 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
3. Area 27, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 72,860 jobs, $99,340 annual median, 24.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Minnesota wage ladder for Food Preparation Workers
The 10th percentile is $29,150 per year. The 25th percentile is $30,550 per year. The median is $34,850 per year. The 75th percentile is $38,240 per year. The 90th percentile is $45,790 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 $30,550 per year to $38,240 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $16,640. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Minnesota has a annual median of $34,850 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $35,320 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Minnesota. Minnesota is 1.3% 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.
Minnesota ranks 26 of 54 among states and territories 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 26 of 54 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.
23. Nebraska has a Food Preparation Workers median of $35,210 per year, 6,890 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.17.
24. Virginia has a Food Preparation Workers median of $34,900 per year, 16,340 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.69.
25. Illinois has a Food Preparation Workers median of $34,850 per year, 34,820 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.99.
27. Ohio has a Food Preparation Workers median of $34,530 per year, 19,480 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.61.
Pay leaders
Where Food Preparation Workers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 35-2021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Washington has the highest published median in this set, at $40,910 per year. Minnesota sits at $34,850 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. Washington has a Food Preparation Workers median of $40,910 per year, or $6,060 above Minnesota. BLS lists 19,510 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.96.
2. District of Columbia has a Food Preparation Workers median of $39,600 per year, or $4,750 above Minnesota. BLS lists 3,970 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.98.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Food Preparation Workers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Food Preparation Workers in this same-source set, at 112,750 jobs. Minnesota has 24,620. 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. California has 112,750 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 88,130 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $39,350 per year, or $4,500 above Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.08.
2. Texas has 81,280 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 56,660 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $30,650 per year, or $4,200 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Local-share leaders
Where Food Preparation Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Louisiana has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.78. Minnesota has 1.45. 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. Louisiana has a location quotient of 2.78, a gap of 1.33 from Minnesota. BLS lists 30,920 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $23,620 per year, or $11,230 below Minnesota.
2. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 2.1, a gap of 0.65 from Minnesota. BLS lists 390 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $30,460 per year, or $4,390 below Minnesota.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.20 from Minnesota. BLS lists 5,950 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $3,310 above Minnesota.
Job scale and share
How common Food Preparation Workers is in Minnesota
BLS lists 24,620 Food Preparation Workers jobs in Minnesota. It also lists 8.35 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 1.45. A value of 1 means Food Preparation Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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 Minnesota
The all-occupations median in Minnesota is $56,920 per year. The Food Preparation Workers median is $34,850 per year. Food Preparation Workers is 38.8% 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 Minnesota. 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 Minnesota median of $34,620 per year. BLS lists 58,190 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
2. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Minnesota median of $36,370 per year. BLS lists 74,840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Minnesota median of $37,120 per year. BLS lists 40,270 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Minnesota
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Minnesota table, at 128,680 jobs. Food Preparation Workers has 24,620 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 2,949,820. 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. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 128,680 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 104,060 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $38,370 per year, or $3,520 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.58.
2. Retail Salespersons has 74,840 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 50,220 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $36,370 per year, or $1,520 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Minnesota
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Minnesota role table, at $130,050 per year. Food Preparation Workers has $34,850 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $56,920 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. Software Developers has a median of $130,050 per year in Minnesota, or $95,200 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 35,890 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.12.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $101,510 per year in Minnesota, or $66,660 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 70,110 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $99,340 per year in Minnesota, or $64,490 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 72,860 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Minnesota
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Minnesota role table, at 1.7. Food Preparation Workers has 1.45. 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. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.7 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.25 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 24,420 jobs and a median of $26,900 per year, or $7,950 below Food Preparation Workers.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.68 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.23 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 44,810 jobs and a median of $46,920 per year, or $12,070 above Food Preparation Workers.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.58 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.13 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 128,680 jobs and a median of $38,370 per year, or $3,520 above Food Preparation Workers.
Price-level view
What $34,850 may mean after the Minnesota price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Minnesota is 98.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $34,850 Food Preparation Workers median by 98.6 divided by 100. The result is $35,337 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 91.3. Goods are 100.5. Utilities are 90.8. Other services are 100.2. 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 9.8%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. 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 24,620 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,610 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 Minnesota 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 $34,850 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 Minnesota 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 24,620 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.45 is not a growth score. Rank 26 of 54 is not a place score. The 98.6 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 27. 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 24,620 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 27, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 70,110 jobs, $101,510 annual median, 23.77 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
5. Area 27, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 58,970 jobs, $31,370 annual median, 19.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.81 location quotient.
6. Area 27, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 58,190 jobs, $34,620 annual median, 19.73 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
3. California has a Food Preparation Workers median of $39,350 per year, or $4,500 above Minnesota. BLS lists 112,750 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 1.08.
4. Colorado has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,960 per year, or $4,110 above Minnesota. BLS lists 12,080 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.73.
5. Massachusetts has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,900 per year, or $4,050 above Minnesota. BLS lists 13,620 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.65.
6. Hawaii has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,160 per year, or $3,310 above Minnesota. BLS lists 5,950 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 1.65.
7. Oregon has a Food Preparation Workers median of $37,450 per year, or $2,600 above Minnesota. BLS lists 11,860 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 1.05.
8. North Dakota has a Food Preparation Workers median of $36,800 per year, or $1,950 above Minnesota. BLS lists 980 jobs there, compared with 24,620 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.4.
3. Florida has 73,100 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 48,480 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $35,920 per year, or $1,070 above Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.28.
4. New York has 62,380 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 37,760 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $35,610 per year, or $760 above Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.12.
5. Illinois has 34,820 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 10,200 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $34,850 per year, or $0 above Minnesota. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Louisiana has 30,920 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 6,300 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $23,620 per year, or $11,230 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 2.78.
7. Georgia has 26,450 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 1,830 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $35,250 per year, or $400 above Minnesota. Its location quotient is 0.94.
8. North Carolina has 24,960 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 340 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $30,260 per year, or $4,590 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 0.88.
4. Alaska has a location quotient of 1.5, a gap of 0.05 from Minnesota. BLS lists 2,800 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $35,720 per year, or $870 above Minnesota.
5. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.01 from Minnesota. BLS lists 17,680 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $27,930 per year, or $6,920 below Minnesota.
6. Minnesota has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.00 from Minnesota. BLS lists 24,620 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $34,850 per year, or $0 above Minnesota.
7. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.07 from Minnesota. BLS lists 530 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $21,820 per year, or $13,030 below Minnesota.
8. New Mexico has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.08 from Minnesota. BLS lists 6,850 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $1,480 below Minnesota.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Minnesota median of $31,370 per year. BLS lists 58,970 jobs and a location quotient of 0.81.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Minnesota median of $38,370 per year. BLS lists 128,680 jobs and a location quotient of 1.58.
6. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Minnesota median of $38,590 per year. BLS lists 26,080 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Minnesota median of $39,610 per year. BLS lists 42,300 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Minnesota median of $40,100 per year. BLS lists 38,540 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
3. General and Operations Managers has 72,860 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 48,240 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $99,340 per year, or $64,490 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
4. Registered Nurses has 70,110 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 45,490 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $101,510 per year, or $66,660 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 58,970 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 34,350 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $31,370 per year, or $3,480 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
6. Cashiers has 58,190 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 33,570 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $34,620 per year, or $230 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
7. Office Clerks, General has 55,530 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 30,910 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $47,840 per year, or $12,990 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 54,480 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 29,860 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $46,280 per year, or $11,430 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $87,510 per year in Minnesota, or $52,660 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 21,280 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $81,600 per year in Minnesota, or $46,750 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 30,530 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $76,750 per year in Minnesota, or $41,900 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 31,230 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $76,440 per year in Minnesota, or $41,590 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 21,690 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,350 per year in Minnesota, or $41,500 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 26,640 jobs, compared with 24,620 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
4. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.43 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.02 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 38,540 jobs and a median of $40,100 per year, or $5,250 above Food Preparation Workers.
5. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.37 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.08 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 28,530 jobs and a median of $60,260 per year, or $25,410 above Food Preparation Workers.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.33 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.12 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 31,230 jobs and a median of $76,750 per year, or $41,900 above Food Preparation Workers.
7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.25 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.20 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 21,280 jobs and a median of $87,510 per year, or $52,660 above Food Preparation Workers.
8. Office Clerks, General has a location quotient of 1.19 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.26 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 55,530 jobs and a median of $47,840 per year, or $12,990 above Food Preparation Workers.
Food Preparation Workers pay in Minnesota | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Food Preparation Workers in Minnesota
Filtered through MeritLog's approved Minnesota place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
