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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
1,176,540 0.6 % $ 20.82 $ 43,310 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.86 $ 16.58 $ 18.52 $ 23.41 $ 29.96
Annual Wage (2) $ 28,830 $ 34,480 $ 38,520 $ 48,680 $ 62,320

Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 906,050 8.34 $ 20.17 $ 41,940
Special Food Services 46,430 6.44 $ 22.99 $ 47,820
Elementary and Secondary Schools 35,050 0.41 $ 21.21 $ 44,110
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 30,980 1.02 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Traveler Accommodation 26,160 1.41 $ 24.84 $ 51,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 906,050 8.34 $ 20.17 $ 41,940
Special Food Services 46,430 6.44 $ 22.99 $ 47,820
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 23,710 5.76 $ 20.77 $ 43,210
Beverage Manufacturing 5,150 1.63 $ 23.33 $ 48,520
Traveler Accommodation 26,160 1.41 $ 24.84 $ 51,670

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 420 0.02 $ 42.73 $ 88,880
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (8) (8) $ 37.37 $ 77,730
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation 50 0.13 $ 31.94 $ 66,440
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 170 0.02 $ 30.27 $ 62,960
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 140 0.03 $ 29.28 $ 60,910

Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 123,170 6.86 0.89 $ 22.96 $ 47,760
Texas 120,680 8.90 1.15 $ 18.83 $ 39,160
Florida 83,100 8.69 1.12 $ 20.74 $ 43,150
New York 56,710 6.04 0.78 $ 24.44 $ 50,830
Ohio 46,900 8.58 1.11 $ 19.09 $ 39,700


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 7,570 12.27 1.58 $ 23.82 $ 49,540
Mississippi 11,930 10.37 1.34 $ 17.13 $ 35,620
Oklahoma 17,180 10.33 1.33 $ 17.97 $ 37,380
Montana 5,120 10.20 1.32 $ 19.62 $ 40,820
West Virginia 6,810 9.88 1.28 $ 16.26 $ 33,830


Map of annual mean wages of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 3,390 4.83 0.62 $ 27.11 $ 56,380
Rhode Island 3,910 8.01 1.03 $ 26.62 $ 55,370
New Jersey 25,850 6.15 0.79 $ 24.69 $ 51,350
Colorado 24,650 8.70 1.12 $ 24.56 $ 51,080
New York 56,710 6.04 0.78 $ 24.44 $ 50,830



Map of employment of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 55,390 5.83 0.75 $ 25.88 $ 53,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 40,670 6.58 0.85 $ 23.01 $ 47,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 31,490 7.94 1.02 $ 20.12 $ 41,850
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 30,770 9.68 1.25 $ 18.40 $ 38,270
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 29,200 6.48 0.84 $ 21.48 $ 44,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 24,450 8.68 1.12 $ 19.33 $ 40,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 22,150 8.14 1.05 $ 21.98 $ 45,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 21,480 6.95 0.90 $ 24.11 $ 50,140
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 19,280 6.81 0.88 $ 21.73 $ 45,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 18,780 6.80 0.88 $ 24.13 $ 50,190


Map of location quotient of first-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Flagstaff, AZ 980 15.31 1.98 $ 20.94 $ 43,560
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 1,220 15.03 1.94 $ 18.53 $ 38,530
Brunswick, GA 650 14.75 1.90 $ 18.69 $ 38,880
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 1,110 14.60 1.88 $ 26.52 $ 55,160
Jacksonville, NC 720 13.91 1.80 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 2,440 13.66 1.76 $ 19.18 $ 39,890
Lawton, OK 580 13.56 1.75 $ 16.91 $ 35,170
Auburn-Opelika, AL 860 13.49 1.74 $ 18.16 $ 37,780
Gadsden, AL 430 13.25 1.71 $ 16.67 $ 34,670
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 2,000 13.23 1.71 $ 17.83 $ 37,090