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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

35-9099 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.


National estimates for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Industry profile for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Geographic profile for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

National estimates for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
86,350 3.8 % $ 17.03 $ 35,430 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.66 $ 14.16 $ 16.29 $ 18.21 $ 21.91
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,260 $ 29,460 $ 33,870 $ 37,880 $ 45,570


Industry profile for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 52,850 0.49 $ 16.93 $ 35,220
Special Food Services 8,590 1.19 $ 17.12 $ 35,610
Traveler Accommodation 4,780 0.26 $ 18.00 $ 37,430
Elementary and Secondary Schools 3,630 0.04 $ 17.17 $ 35,710
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,590 0.03 $ 18.29 $ 38,040

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services 8,590 1.19 $ 17.12 $ 35,610
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 52,850 0.49 $ 16.93 $ 35,220
Gambling Industries 680 0.31 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
Traveler Accommodation 4,780 0.26 $ 18.00 $ 37,430
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 660 0.16 $ 15.22 $ 31,660

Top paying industries for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 590 0.02 $ 22.83 $ 47,490
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 80 0.02 $ 20.60 $ 42,850
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 190 0.08 $ 20.16 $ 41,940
Real Estate 460 0.03 $ 19.11 $ 39,760
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 40 0.01 $ 18.96 $ 39,440


Geographic profile for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

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



Map of employment of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 30,240 1.69 2.96 $ 19.36 $ 40,280
Texas 8,010 0.59 1.04 $ 13.48 $ 28,040
New Jersey 6,460 1.54 2.70 $ 16.77 $ 34,890
Louisiana 4,500 2.43 4.28 $ 13.32 $ 27,700
Maryland 4,470 1.67 2.94 $ 17.41 $ 36,220


Map of location quotient of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 4,500 2.43 4.28 $ 13.32 $ 27,700
California 30,240 1.69 2.96 $ 19.36 $ 40,280
Maryland 4,470 1.67 2.94 $ 17.41 $ 36,220
New Jersey 6,460 1.54 2.70 $ 16.77 $ 34,890
Vermont 340 1.14 2.00 $ 17.26 $ 35,890


Map of annual mean wages of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii (8) (8) (8) $ 23.30 $ 48,460
New York (8) (8) (8) $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Minnesota 90 0.03 0.05 $ 19.93 $ 41,460
California 30,240 1.69 2.96 $ 19.36 $ 40,280
Colorado 2,480 0.88 1.54 $ 18.42 $ 38,320



Map of employment of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,920 1.60 2.82 $ 19.99 $ 41,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,410 0.46 0.82 $ 17.42 $ 36,230
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,790 2.28 4.01 $ 18.60 $ 38,690
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,680 2.42 4.25 $ 18.56 $ 38,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,540 0.79 1.38 $ 18.66 $ 38,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,270 1.35 2.38 $ 19.75 $ 41,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,100 0.78 1.38 $ 15.12 $ 31,460
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2,070 1.59 2.79 $ 17.02 $ 35,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,880 1.65 2.90 $ 21.45 $ 44,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,870 0.60 1.06 $ 18.02 $ 37,480


Map of location quotient of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 760 6.07 10.67 $ 17.80 $ 37,020
Hammond, LA 280 5.96 10.48 $ 13.50 $ 28,080
Napa, CA 350 4.55 8.01 $ 20.07 $ 41,750
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 1,490 2.89 5.09 $ 14.51 $ 30,180
Baton Rouge, LA 1,030 2.66 4.68 $ 13.15 $ 27,340
Ocean City, NJ 100 2.50 4.39 $ 16.26 $ 33,820
Santa Rosa, CA 500 2.43 4.27 $ 20.12 $ 41,850
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,680 2.42 4.25 $ 18.56 $ 38,610
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 150 2.39 4.21 $ 16.54 $ 34,390
Lafayette, LA 450 2.33 4.10 $ 12.13 $ 25,240


Map of annual mean wages of food preparation and serving related workers, all other by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,880 1.65 2.90 $ 21.45 $ 44,610
Pittsburgh, PA (8) (8) (8) $ 20.27 $ 42,150
Boulder, CO 190 0.99 1.74 $ 20.15 $ 41,910
Santa Rosa, CA 500 2.43 4.27 $ 20.12 $ 41,850
Napa, CA 350 4.55 8.01 $ 20.07 $ 41,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,920 1.60 2.82 $ 19.99 $ 41,570
Salinas, CA 330 1.84 3.23 $ 19.88 $ 41,350
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 50 0.11 0.20 $ 19.86 $ 41,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,270 1.35 2.38 $ 19.75 $ 41,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 160 1.13 1.99 $ 19.39 $ 40,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 0.72 1.26 $ 14.91 $ 31,010
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 150 1.47 2.58 $ 18.26 $ 37,990
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 1.17 2.06 $ 13.43 $ 27,930
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 150 1.11 1.94 $ 14.05 $ 29,220
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 130 0.69 1.22 $ 12.79 $ 26,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 130 2.08 3.65 $ 18.53 $ 38,540
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 120 1.59 2.80 $ 12.93 $ 26,900
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 150 1.47 2.58 $ 18.26 $ 37,990
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 80 1.40 2.47 $ 17.92 $ 37,270
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 90 1.34 2.36 $ 11.99 $ 24,930

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 1.17 $ 18.88 $ 39,280
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 130 2.08 3.65 $ 18.53 $ 38,540
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 18.30 $ 38,060
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 150 1.47 2.58 $ 18.26 $ 37,990
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 30 0.37 0.65 $ 18.23 $ 37,920


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024