West Virginia was 19.7% below the U.S. median for Food Preparation Workers. It ranked 47 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 West Virginia was 89.5, or 10.5% below the national price level. Its housing index was 54.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$31,688
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 West Virginia: 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 54.
Questions, answered
Food Preparation Workers pay in West Virginia: common questions
What is the median wage for Food Preparation Workers in West Virginia?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $28,360 per year for Food Preparation Workers in West Virginia. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Food Preparation Workers pay higher in West Virginia than nationally?
West Virginia's published median was 19.7% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in West Virginia?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 89.5 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Food Preparation Workers jobs does BLS estimate in West Virginia?
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What the Food Preparation Workers median says in West Virginia
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Food Preparation Workers median in West Virginia at $28,360 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 54.
BLS lists 2,960 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 $28,450 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
West Virginia's Food Preparation Workers median is 19.7% 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 54. SOC 35-2021 names Food Preparation Workers. Area 54 names West Virginia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-2021/54 row reports 2,960 wage and salary jobs, 4.22 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.73 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-2021/54, the annual median is $28,360 per year, while the matching mean is $28,450 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 54 facts behind this Food Preparation Workers page
Area 54 reports 701,610 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $56,470. Its annual median is $45,300. 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 West Virginia runs from $26,070 at the 10th percentile to $98,220 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,530. The median is $45,300. The 75th percentile is $64,940. 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 54. They do not show related skills or a path into Food Preparation Workers.
1. Area 54, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 23,430 jobs, $80,130 annual median, 33.39 jobs per 1,000, and 1.54 location quotient.
2. Area 54, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 19,050 jobs, $28,950 annual median, 27.15 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
3. Area 54, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 18,890 jobs, $28,010 annual median, 26.92 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the West Virginia wage ladder for Food Preparation Workers
The 10th percentile is $21,570 per year. The 25th percentile is $23,280 per year. The median is $28,360 per year. The 75th percentile is $31,380 per year. The 90th percentile is $35,890 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 $23,280 per year to $31,380 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $14,320. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
West Virginia has a annual median of $28,360 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 West Virginia. West Virginia is 19.7% 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 West Virginia sits for Food Preparation Workers
West Virginia ranks 47 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 47 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.
44. Indiana has a Food Preparation Workers median of $29,700 per year, 16,200 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.88.
45. Tennessee has a Food Preparation Workers median of $28,700 per year, 19,780 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.05.
46. Oklahoma has a Food Preparation Workers median of $28,540 per year, 7,430 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.76.
48. Alabama has a Food Preparation Workers median of $27,930 per year, 17,680 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.46.
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. West Virginia sits at $28,360 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 $12,550 above West Virginia. BLS lists 19,510 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.96.
2. District of Columbia has a Food Preparation Workers median of $39,600 per year, or $11,240 above West Virginia. BLS lists 3,970 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. 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. West Virginia has 2,960. 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 109,790 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $39,350 per year, or $10,990 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.08.
2. Texas has 81,280 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 78,320 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $30,650 per year, or $2,290 above West Virginia. 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. West Virginia has 0.73. 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 2.05 from West Virginia. BLS lists 30,920 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $23,620 per year, or $4,740 below West Virginia.
2. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 2.1, a gap of 1.37 from West Virginia. BLS lists 390 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $30,460 per year, or $2,100 above West Virginia.
3. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.92 from West Virginia. BLS lists 5,950 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $38,160 per year, or $9,800 above West Virginia.
Job scale and share
How common Food Preparation Workers is in West Virginia
BLS lists 2,960 Food Preparation Workers jobs in West Virginia. It also lists 4.22 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 0.73. 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 West Virginia
The all-occupations median in West Virginia is $45,300 per year. The Food Preparation Workers median is $28,360 per year. Food Preparation Workers is 37.4% 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 West Virginia. 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. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a West Virginia median of $28,090 per year. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.57.
2. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a West Virginia median of $28,010 per year. BLS lists 18,890 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
3. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a West Virginia median of $28,800 per year. BLS lists 5,200 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in West Virginia
Registered Nurses is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded West Virginia table, at 23,430 jobs. Food Preparation Workers has 2,960 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 701,610. 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 23,430 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 20,470 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $80,130 per year, or $51,770 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.54.
2. Retail Salespersons has 19,050 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 16,090 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $28,950 per year, or $590 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around West Virginia
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded West Virginia role table, at $82,500 per year. Food Preparation Workers has $28,360 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $45,300 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. General and Operations Managers has a median of $82,500 per year in West Virginia, or $54,140 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 15,300 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $80,130 per year in West Virginia, or $51,770 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 23,430 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.54.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in West Virginia
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded West Virginia role table, at 5.7. Food Preparation Workers has 0.73. 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. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.7 in West Virginia, a gap of 4.97 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 16,490 jobs and a median of $23,120 per year, or $5,240 below Food Preparation Workers.
2. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a location quotient of 3.63 in West Virginia, a gap of 2.90 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 7,830 jobs and a median of $51,300 per year, or $22,940 above Food Preparation Workers.
Price-level view
What $28,360 may mean after the West Virginia price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for West Virginia is 89.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 10.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $28,360 Food Preparation Workers median by 89.5 divided by 100. The result is $31,688 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 54.2. Goods are 96.5. Utilities are 92.2. Other services are 99.9. 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 7.7%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.4%. 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 2,960 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $28,450 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 West Virginia 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. Job cards can change without changing this guide. They do not count toward the 1,500-word content floor. A listing range does not replace the $28,360 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 West Virginia 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 2,960 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.73 is not a growth score. Rank 47 of 54 is not a place score. The 89.5 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 54. 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 2,960 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 54, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 17,360 jobs, $26,370 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.25 location quotient.
5. Area 54, SOC 35-2011, Cooks, Fast Food: 16,490 jobs, $23,120 annual median, 23.5 jobs per 1,000, and 5.7 location quotient.
6. Area 54, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 15,300 jobs, $82,500 annual median, 21.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
3. California has a Food Preparation Workers median of $39,350 per year, or $10,990 above West Virginia. BLS lists 112,750 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.08.
4. Colorado has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,960 per year, or $10,600 above West Virginia. BLS lists 12,080 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.73.
5. Massachusetts has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,900 per year, or $10,540 above West Virginia. BLS lists 13,620 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.65.
6. Hawaii has a Food Preparation Workers median of $38,160 per year, or $9,800 above West Virginia. BLS lists 5,950 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.65.
7. Oregon has a Food Preparation Workers median of $37,450 per year, or $9,090 above West Virginia. BLS lists 11,860 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 1.05.
8. North Dakota has a Food Preparation Workers median of $36,800 per year, or $8,440 above West Virginia. BLS lists 980 jobs there, compared with 2,960 in West Virginia. The location quotient is 0.4.
3. Florida has 73,100 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 70,140 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $35,920 per year, or $7,560 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.28.
4. New York has 62,380 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 59,420 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $35,610 per year, or $7,250 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 1.12.
5. Illinois has 34,820 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 31,860 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $34,850 per year, or $6,490 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Louisiana has 30,920 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 27,960 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $23,620 per year, or $4,740 below West Virginia. Its location quotient is 2.78.
7. Georgia has 26,450 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 23,490 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $35,250 per year, or $6,890 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.94.
8. North Carolina has 24,960 estimated Food Preparation Workers jobs, a gap of 22,000 jobs from West Virginia. Its median is $30,260 per year, or $1,900 above West Virginia. Its location quotient is 0.88.
4. Alaska has a location quotient of 1.5, a gap of 0.77 from West Virginia. BLS lists 2,800 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $35,720 per year, or $7,360 above West Virginia.
5. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.46, a gap of 0.73 from West Virginia. BLS lists 17,680 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $27,930 per year, or $430 below West Virginia.
6. Minnesota has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 0.72 from West Virginia. BLS lists 24,620 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $34,850 per year, or $6,490 above West Virginia.
7. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.38, a gap of 0.65 from West Virginia. BLS lists 530 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $21,820 per year, or $6,540 below West Virginia.
8. New Mexico has a location quotient of 1.37, a gap of 0.64 from West Virginia. BLS lists 6,850 Food Preparation Workers jobs and a median of $33,370 per year, or $5,010 above West Virginia.
4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a West Virginia median of $28,950 per year. BLS lists 19,050 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
5. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a West Virginia median of $29,590 per year. BLS lists 6,450 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
6. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a West Virginia median of $26,370 per year. BLS lists 17,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.
7. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a West Virginia median of $26,070 per year. BLS lists 6,240 jobs and a location quotient of 0.36.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a West Virginia median of $30,980 per year. BLS lists 9,340 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 18,890 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 15,930 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $28,010 per year, or $350 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
4. Cashiers has 17,360 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 14,400 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $26,370 per year, or $1,990 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Cooks, Fast Food has 16,490 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 13,530 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $23,120 per year, or $5,240 below Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 5.7.
6. General and Operations Managers has 15,300 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 12,340 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $82,500 per year, or $54,140 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 12,520 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 9,560 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $34,510 per year, or $6,150 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 12,190 jobs in West Virginia, a gap of 9,230 from Food Preparation Workers. Its median is $49,480 per year, or $21,120 above Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $80,060 per year in West Virginia, or $51,700 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 5,380 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.47.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $55,630 per year in West Virginia, or $27,270 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 5,420 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $55,360 per year in West Virginia, or $27,000 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 6,050 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 2.07.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $53,660 per year in West Virginia, or $25,300 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 6,900 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.07.
7. Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators has a median of $51,300 per year in West Virginia, or $22,940 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 7,830 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 3.63.
8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,480 per year in West Virginia, or $21,120 above Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 12,190 jobs, compared with 2,960 for Food Preparation Workers. Its location quotient is 1.31.
3. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.07 in West Virginia, a gap of 1.34 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 6,050 jobs and a median of $55,360 per year, or $27,000 above Food Preparation Workers.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.57 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.84 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 6,110 jobs and a median of $28,090 per year, or $270 below Food Preparation Workers.
5. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.54 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.81 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 23,430 jobs and a median of $80,130 per year, or $51,770 above Food Preparation Workers.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.74 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 5,380 jobs and a median of $80,060 per year, or $51,700 above Food Preparation Workers.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a location quotient of 1.47 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.74 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 7,420 jobs and a median of $39,740 per year, or $11,380 above Food Preparation Workers.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.44 in West Virginia, a gap of 0.71 from Food Preparation Workers. BLS lists 9,390 jobs and a median of $36,720 per year, or $8,360 above Food Preparation Workers.
Food Preparation Workers pay in West Virginia | BLS 2025
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Food Preparation Workers in West Virginia
Filtered through MeritLog's approved West Virginia place record and a strict employer-title rule. Listings are not classified by BLS and remain separate from BLS and BEA estimates.
