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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars. Excludes "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers" (41-9091) and "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop" (35-3022).
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) |
266,190 |
1.5 % |
$12.01 |
$24,980 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.67 |
$9.58 |
$11.20 |
$13.29 |
$16.90 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$18,030 |
$19,930 |
$23,290 |
$27,630 |
$35,150 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
57,360 |
6.17 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
48,390 |
3.00 |
$11.61 |
$24,140 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
41,390 |
0.75 |
$13.85 |
$28,800 |
Special Food Services |
28,980 |
4.04 |
$12.60 |
$26,210 |
Traveler Accommodation |
28,560 |
1.43 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
23,340 |
1.37 |
0.75 |
$14.59 |
$30,350 |
Texas |
20,130 |
1.66 |
0.90 |
$10.18 |
$21,170 |
New York |
17,310 |
1.84 |
1.00 |
$15.62 |
$32,500 |
Florida |
16,190 |
1.88 |
1.02 |
$10.85 |
$22,570 |
Illinois |
14,070 |
2.35 |
1.28 |
$11.76 |
$24,450 |
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) |
New Mexico |
2,930 |
3.61 |
1.96 |
$9.87 |
$20,530 |
Mississippi |
3,680 |
3.28 |
1.78 |
$9.29 |
$19,330 |
New Jersey |
11,920 |
2.94 |
1.60 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
Minnesota |
8,020 |
2.80 |
1.52 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
Colorado |
7,340 |
2.80 |
1.52 |
$12.85 |
$26,730 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
1,320 |
2.06 |
1.12 |
$18.50 |
$38,480 |
District of Columbia |
1,490 |
2.09 |
1.13 |
$15.74 |
$32,740 |
New York |
17,310 |
1.84 |
1.00 |
$15.62 |
$32,500 |
Vermont |
470 |
1.56 |
0.85 |
$14.89 |
$30,970 |
California |
23,340 |
1.37 |
0.75 |
$14.59 |
$30,350 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
19,800 |
2.09 |
1.13 |
$15.31 |
$31,850 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,260 |
2.42 |
1.32 |
$11.96 |
$24,890 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,200 |
1.34 |
0.73 |
$14.43 |
$30,020 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,470 |
2.09 |
1.14 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,250 |
2.54 |
1.38 |
$11.20 |
$23,300 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,100 |
1.63 |
0.88 |
$13.40 |
$27,880 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,440 |
2.16 |
1.18 |
$13.17 |
$27,400 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,310 |
1.56 |
0.85 |
$14.29 |
$29,720 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,270 |
2.18 |
1.19 |
$13.69 |
$28,480 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,190 |
1.62 |
0.88 |
$11.05 |
$22,980 |
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