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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9051 Food Service Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Excludes “Chefs and Head Cooks” (35-1011).
National estimates for Food Service Managers
Industry profile for Food Service Managers
Geographic profile for Food Service Managers
National estimates for Food Service Managers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Service Managers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
210,680 |
1.9 % |
$ 30.75 |
$ 63,970 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Food Service Managers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 17.61 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 36.60 |
$ 47.15 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,630 |
$ 46,590 |
$ 59,440 |
$ 76,130 |
$ 98,070 |
Industry profile for Food Service Managers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Food Service Managers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Food Service Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Service Managers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
157,560 |
1.67 |
$ 29.44 |
$ 61,220 |
Special Food Services |
12,130 |
2.56 |
$ 35.46 |
$ 73,760 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
6,710 |
0.26 |
$ 35.23 |
$ 73,280 |
Traveler Accommodation |
5,910 |
0.43 |
$ 37.54 |
$ 78,090 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
4,480 |
0.06 |
$ 35.31 |
$ 73,440 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Service Managers:
Top paying industries for Food Service Managers:
Geographic profile for Food Service Managers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Food Service Managers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Food Service Managers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Food Service Managers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
34,310 |
2.08 |
1.39 |
$ 30.45 |
$ 63,340 |
Florida |
17,760 |
2.06 |
1.38 |
$ 35.82 |
$ 74,510 |
Texas |
13,710 |
1.12 |
0.75 |
$ 30.32 |
$ 63,070 |
New York |
11,630 |
1.34 |
0.90 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,150 |
Ohio |
9,040 |
1.74 |
1.16 |
$ 31.37 |
$ 65,240 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Service Managers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Nevada |
4,710 |
3.65 |
2.44 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
Tennessee |
8,870 |
2.97 |
1.99 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,320 |
West Virginia |
1,750 |
2.66 |
1.78 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,060 |
Maine |
1,480 |
2.50 |
1.67 |
$ 25.53 |
$ 53,100 |
South Dakota |
990 |
2.36 |
1.58 |
$ 27.45 |
$ 57,090 |
Top paying states for Food Service Managers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
2,450 |
0.77 |
0.51 |
$ 41.40 |
$ 86,100 |
New Jersey |
5,640 |
1.47 |
0.98 |
$ 37.91 |
$ 78,840 |
District of Columbia |
1,130 |
1.70 |
1.14 |
$ 37.81 |
$ 78,630 |
Delaware |
610 |
1.39 |
0.93 |
$ 37.76 |
$ 78,540 |
Colorado |
1,180 |
0.45 |
0.30 |
$ 37.40 |
$ 77,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Service Managers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
11,960 |
2.09 |
1.40 |
$ 29.00 |
$ 60,320 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
11,490 |
1.32 |
0.89 |
$ 37.52 |
$ 78,030 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
6,590 |
2.69 |
1.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,400 |
1.51 |
1.01 |
$ 28.97 |
$ 60,260 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,510 |
2.01 |
1.35 |
$ 34.00 |
$ 70,730 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,940 |
1.52 |
1.02 |
$ 32.81 |
$ 68,240 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,780 |
1.46 |
0.98 |
$ 33.75 |
$ 70,210 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
3,650 |
3.98 |
2.66 |
$ 26.26 |
$ 54,620 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,600 |
1.00 |
0.67 |
$ 32.48 |
$ 67,560 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,400 |
1.28 |
0.86 |
$ 34.93 |
$ 72,660 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Service Managers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Ocean City, NJ |
190 |
4.91 |
3.28 |
$ 40.36 |
$ 83,960 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
3,650 |
3.98 |
2.66 |
$ 26.26 |
$ 54,620 |
Clarksville, TN-KY |
330 |
3.66 |
2.45 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,470 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
400 |
3.63 |
2.43 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,370 |
Johnson City, TN |
280 |
3.63 |
2.42 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
Hot Springs, AR |
130 |
3.55 |
2.37 |
$ 23.06 |
$ 47,970 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
3,310 |
3.39 |
2.27 |
$ 25.75 |
$ 53,550 |
Beckley, WV |
130 |
3.35 |
2.24 |
$ 21.51 |
$ 44,730 |
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
110 |
3.29 |
2.20 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
Morgantown, WV |
190 |
3.10 |
2.07 |
$ 24.21 |
$ 50,360 |
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