Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Counter attendants who also wait tables are included in "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
446,660 2.0 % $9.27 $19,280 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.58 $8.05 $8.83 $9.76 $11.93
Annual Wage (2) $15,760 $16,750 $18,370 $20,310 $24,820

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Limited-Service Eating Places 214,190 5.33 $8.82 $18,340
Special Food Services 40,120 7.29 $9.53 $19,820
Motion Picture and Video Industries 35,070 9.89 $8.90 $18,510
Elementary and Secondary Schools 31,920 0.37 $10.53 $21,900
Full-Service Restaurants 22,330 0.50 $9.12 $18,980

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 35,070 9.89 $8.90 $18,510
Special Food Services 40,120 7.29 $9.53 $19,820
Limited-Service Eating Places 214,190 5.33 $8.82 $18,340
Specialty Food Stores 7,060 3.33 $9.25 $19,240
Amusement Parks and Arcades 5,190 3.24 $9.74 $20,260

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 270 0.01 $15.35 $31,920
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 90 0.04 $13.57 $28,230
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 60 0.46 $13.50 $28,080
Other General Merchandise Stores 8,310 0.55 $12.23 $25,440
Insurance Carriers 70 0.01 $11.88 $24,710

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 60,940 4.35 1.24 $10.00 $20,790
New York 35,000 4.20 1.19 $9.41 $19,570
Texas 31,020 3.07 0.88 $8.38 $17,420
Washington 22,400 8.32 2.37 $9.71 $20,190
Florida 21,100 2.97 0.85 $9.09 $18,900




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 3,660 9.46 2.69 $8.65 $18,000
Rhode Island 3,880 8.67 2.47 $9.44 $19,630
Washington 22,400 8.32 2.37 $9.71 $20,190
Idaho 4,000 6.72 1.91 $8.64 $17,960
Connecticut 9,780 6.12 1.74 $9.62 $20,000




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,060 1.66 0.47 $11.23 $23,350
Nevada 4,190 3.77 1.07 $10.92 $22,720
Hawaii 2,280 3.98 1.13 $10.87 $22,600
Alaska 1,330 4.33 1.23 $10.30 $21,420
Massachusetts 12,150 3.90 1.11 $10.23 $21,270

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 17,130 3.44 0.98 $10.30 $21,430
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 14,810 3.88 1.10 $9.64 $20,050
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 11,590 8.61 2.45 $9.73 $20,250
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 10,270 6.10 1.74 $8.61 $17,910
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 8,410 3.37 0.96 $8.28 $17,220
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 7,990 3.49 0.99 $10.88 $22,630
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 7,980 2.25 0.64 $9.36 $19,480
Baltimore-Towson, MD 7,380 5.96 1.70 $9.17 $19,070
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 6,240 3.72 1.06 $8.96 $18,630
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,120 3.06 0.87 $8.35 $17,370




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wenatchee, WA 650 16.66 4.74 $9.31 $19,360
Rapid City, SD 800 13.64 3.88 $8.59 $17,860
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 490 11.62 3.31 $9.85 $20,500
Bellingham, WA 850 11.55 3.29 $9.81 $20,400
Monroe, MI 420 11.42 3.25 $9.89 $20,570
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 2,910 11.42 3.25 $9.70 $20,190
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 820 9.93 2.83 $9.80 $20,380
Sioux Falls, SD 1,310 9.86 2.81 $8.82 $18,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID 480 9.30 2.65 $8.35 $17,360
Yuma, AZ 520 9.25 2.63 $8.06 $16,760