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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
35-3023 Fast Food and Counter Workers
Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages. 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) |
3,996,820 |
0.6 % |
$11.18 |
$23,250 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.45 |
$9.24 |
$10.93 |
$12.39 |
$14.62 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,580 |
$19,210 |
$22,740 |
$25,780 |
$30,410 |
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) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
3,150,590 |
29.13 |
$10.90 |
$22,670 |
Special Food Services |
200,230 |
27.26 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
154,900 |
1.80 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
130,100 |
4.47 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
Gasoline Stations |
43,480 |
4.66 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
3,150,590 |
29.13 |
$10.90 |
$22,670 |
Special Food Services |
200,230 |
27.26 |
$11.92 |
$24,800 |
Amusement Parks and Arcades |
19,460 |
8.96 |
$11.03 |
$22,940 |
Motion Picture and Video Industries |
32,100 |
7.48 |
$11.26 |
$23,420 |
Book Stores and News Dealers |
4,960 |
6.45 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
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.
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 |
436,540 |
25.11 |
0.92 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
Texas |
419,820 |
33.77 |
1.24 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
Florida |
242,300 |
27.55 |
1.01 |
$10.40 |
$21,640 |
New York |
211,970 |
22.26 |
0.82 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
Ohio |
175,500 |
32.21 |
1.18 |
$10.22 |
$21,270 |
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 Carolina |
73,730 |
34.98 |
1.29 |
$9.37 |
$19,500 |
Kentucky |
65,690 |
34.63 |
1.27 |
$9.58 |
$19,930 |
Texas |
419,820 |
33.77 |
1.24 |
$10.24 |
$21,290 |
Arkansas |
40,720 |
33.45 |
1.23 |
$9.99 |
$20,780 |
Indiana |
101,290 |
32.95 |
1.21 |
$9.90 |
$20,580 |
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 |
9,670 |
13.36 |
0.49 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
Washington |
97,240 |
29.30 |
1.08 |
$14.11 |
$29,360 |
Massachusetts |
88,330 |
24.40 |
0.90 |
$13.47 |
$28,020 |
California |
436,540 |
25.11 |
0.92 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
New York |
211,970 |
22.26 |
0.82 |
$13.32 |
$27,700 |
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 |
187,240 |
19.39 |
0.71 |
$12.97 |
$26,970 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
154,980 |
24.84 |
0.91 |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
119,320 |
25.51 |
0.94 |
$11.52 |
$23,960 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
113,590 |
31.06 |
1.14 |
$10.46 |
$21,760 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
94,310 |
30.90 |
1.14 |
$10.16 |
$21,130 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
73,840 |
26.91 |
0.99 |
$9.72 |
$20,210 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
73,650 |
25.60 |
0.94 |
$11.24 |
$23,370 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
65,310 |
20.54 |
0.75 |
$12.86 |
$26,760 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
64,860 |
24.55 |
0.90 |
$10.46 |
$21,770 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
64,500 |
23.05 |
0.85 |
$13.38 |
$27,830 |
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