Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
35-9021 Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
National estimates for Dishwashers
Industry profile for Dishwashers
Geographic profile for Dishwashers
National estimates for Dishwashers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dishwashers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 377,040 |
1.6 % |
$ 13.15 |
$ 27,350 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.23 |
$ 11.02 |
$ 13.52 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 16.76 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,200 |
$ 22,920 |
$ 28,130 |
$ 30,160 |
$ 34,870 |
Industry profile for Dishwashers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dishwashers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
288,780 |
3.06 |
$ 12.98 |
$ 26,990 |
| Special Food Services |
18,490 |
3.90 |
$ 13.87 |
$ 28,840 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
12,580 |
0.92 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,210 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
9,510 |
1.07 |
$ 13.67 |
$ 28,430 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
9,450 |
0.85 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dishwashers:
Top paying industries for Dishwashers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 17.27 |
$ 35,920 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,790 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
12,580 |
0.92 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,210 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
770 |
0.03 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 31,730 |
| Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
340 |
0.12 |
$ 15.21 |
$ 31,640 |
Geographic profile for Dishwashers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
54,800 |
3.32 |
1.24 |
$ 15.44 |
$ 32,110 |
| Florida |
34,110 |
3.96 |
1.48 |
$ 12.10 |
$ 25,170 |
| Texas |
29,010 |
2.37 |
0.89 |
$ 11.92 |
$ 24,800 |
| New York |
21,540 |
2.49 |
0.93 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,920 |
| Illinois |
15,970 |
2.84 |
1.06 |
$ 12.83 |
$ 26,690 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
2,990 |
5.45 |
2.04 |
$ 14.92 |
$ 31,030 |
| Nevada |
6,910 |
5.36 |
2.00 |
$ 13.39 |
$ 27,850 |
| Vermont |
1,180 |
4.17 |
1.56 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,410 |
| Florida |
34,110 |
3.96 |
1.48 |
$ 12.10 |
$ 25,170 |
| Wyoming |
980 |
3.77 |
1.41 |
$ 12.63 |
$ 26,270 |
Top paying states for Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
9,240 |
2.88 |
1.08 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,300 |
| District of Columbia |
2,110 |
3.18 |
1.19 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,550 |
| New York |
21,540 |
2.49 |
0.93 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,920 |
| Massachusetts |
9,710 |
2.86 |
1.07 |
$ 15.71 |
$ 32,690 |
| California |
54,800 |
3.32 |
1.24 |
$ 15.44 |
$ 32,110 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
21,730 |
3.80 |
1.42 |
$ 14.95 |
$ 31,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
17,670 |
2.04 |
0.76 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,950 |
2.82 |
1.05 |
$ 13.21 |
$ 27,470 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,950 |
4.06 |
1.52 |
$ 12.30 |
$ 25,590 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,320 |
2.87 |
1.07 |
$ 12.11 |
$ 25,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,530 |
2.57 |
0.96 |
$ 14.86 |
$ 30,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
7,250 |
3.23 |
1.21 |
$ 17.52 |
$ 36,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,080 |
2.74 |
1.02 |
$ 15.78 |
$ 32,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,060 |
1.97 |
0.74 |
$ 12.71 |
$ 26,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,300 |
2.37 |
0.89 |
$ 12.80 |
$ 26,630 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
520 |
8.04 |
3.00 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 34,240 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
580 |
7.79 |
2.91 |
$ 11.19 |
$ 23,280 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,250 |
7.72 |
2.89 |
$ 10.69 |
$ 22,240 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
1,110 |
7.57 |
2.83 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 28,060 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
740 |
6.49 |
2.43 |
$ 11.87 |
$ 24,690 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
610 |
6.34 |
2.37 |
$ 15.82 |
$ 32,900 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
1,840 |
6.29 |
2.35 |
$ 12.27 |
$ 25,520 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
5,660 |
6.16 |
2.30 |
$ 13.76 |
$ 28,620 |
| The Villages, FL |
210 |
6.15 |
2.30 |
$ 11.31 |
$ 23,510 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
290 |
5.90 |
2.20 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 24,150 |
United States Department of Labor
