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    Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

    All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

    Median pay
    $35,840
    Growth
    +5.5%
    Faster than average
    Openings a year
    11,800
    Typical education
    No formal credential

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $25,470
    Median
    $35,840
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $47,550
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    84,630 people work in this occupation.

    What food preparation and serving related workers, all other do

    All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

    Also called

    Automat Car Attendant · Dietitian Helper · Food Aide · Food and Beverage Checker · Food Mobile Driver · Food Order Expediter · Galley Boy · Galley Worker · Kitchen Steward · Line Runner

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    Certifications, licenses and pay by state

    What food preparation and serving related workers, all other may need beyond a degree, where a license is required, and what the work pays in each state.

    Certifications

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    Licenses by state

    1 state lists a license for this work. Open your state for the license and the agency that issues it.

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    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Data from CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development). Retrieved November 9, 2026.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.