Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Perform duties which combine preparing and serving food and nonalcoholic beverages.

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
3,426,090	0.6 %	$9.84	$20,460	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.08	$8.67	$9.35	$10.65	$12.18
Annual Wage (2)	$16,810	$18,030	$19,440	$22,160	$25,330

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Industry profile for this occupation:

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	2,756,490	26.80	$9.54	$19,840
Special Food Services	150,320	21.96	$10.63	$22,110
Elementary and Secondary Schools	149,460	1.77	$11.36	$23,620
Grocery Stores	101,530	3.77	$11.20	$23,290
Gasoline Stations	43,640	4.74	$9.90	$20,590

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	2,756,490	26.80	$9.54	$19,840
Special Food Services	150,320	21.96	$10.63	$22,110
Specialty Food Stores	18,020	7.81	$10.48	$21,790
Gasoline Stations	43,640	4.74	$9.90	$20,590
Amusement Parks and Arcades	8,750	4.39	$10.06	$20,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	8,130	0.40	$15.49	$32,220
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	80	0.21	$13.82	$28,740
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,760	0.75	$13.48	$28,030
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	70	0.01	$13.22	$27,500
State Government (OES Designation)	3,420	0.16	$13.18	$27,410

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Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	372,200	23.31	0.96	$11.39	$23,680
Texas	330,510	28.14	1.15	$9.39	$19,520
Florida	228,350	27.77	1.14	$9.64	$20,050
Ohio	163,790	30.68	1.26	$9.55	$19,860
New York	158,160	17.39	0.71	$10.47	$21,770

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)
Kentucky	68,350	36.56	1.50	$8.72	$18,140
North Carolina	151,900	35.90	1.47	$8.91	$18,530
Ohio	163,790	30.68	1.26	$9.55	$19,860
Utah	41,490	30.18	1.24	$9.35	$19,460
West Virginia	20,910	29.98	1.23	$9.56	$19,880

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	8,750	12.46	0.51	$12.30	$25,590
Vermont	6,150	20.17	0.83	$11.83	$24,600
Massachusetts	57,700	16.68	0.68	$11.75	$24,430
Washington	81,160	26.46	1.08	$11.65	$24,220
Alaska	4,530	14.02	0.57	$11.64	$24,200