Job Description: Food Preparation Workers assist chefs, cooks, and pastry bakers. Food Preparation Workers weigh and measure recipe ingredients, make salads and sandwiches; help prepare soups and sauces; clean, peel, and slice fruits and vegetables; prepare coffee; and slice and grind meat, poultry and seafood. They also provide knives, pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment; clean work area, equipment, eating utensils, and dishware. Workers may move kettles and pots from one part of the kitchen to the other.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
20,832
Yearly Average Wages:
$
20,832
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 6190 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
Where to get training locally: High schools, some vocational schools, and local government/private industry training providers. Most training is on-the-job.
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