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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. 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) |
| 499,550 |
2.1 % |
$10.28 |
$21,380 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.28 |
$8.87 |
$9.60 |
$11.11 |
$13.47 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,230 |
$18,460 |
$19,970 |
$23,100 |
$28,010 |
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 |
275,300 |
2.68 |
$9.84 |
$20,480 |
| Special Food Services |
38,100 |
5.57 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
30,530 |
7.22 |
$9.50 |
$19,760 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
22,270 |
0.26 |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
| Grocery Stores |
19,180 |
0.71 |
$10.82 |
$22,500 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
30,530 |
7.22 |
$9.50 |
$19,760 |
| Special Food Services |
38,100 |
5.57 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| Book Stores and News Dealers |
4,130 |
4.67 |
$9.49 |
$19,750 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades |
8,390 |
4.21 |
$10.53 |
$21,910 |
| Specialty Food Stores |
6,900 |
2.99 |
$10.38 |
$21,590 |
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) |
| Texas |
49,540 |
4.22 |
1.19 |
$9.28 |
$19,300 |
| California |
47,970 |
3.00 |
0.84 |
$12.39 |
$25,760 |
| Florida |
37,770 |
4.59 |
1.29 |
$9.75 |
$20,280 |
| New York |
31,470 |
3.46 |
0.97 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| New Jersey |
30,370 |
7.68 |
2.16 |
$9.84 |
$20,460 |
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) |
| Hawaii |
5,470 |
8.65 |
2.43 |
$11.33 |
$23,570 |
| Massachusetts |
27,500 |
7.95 |
2.23 |
$10.90 |
$22,680 |
| Alaska |
2,540 |
7.87 |
2.21 |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| New Jersey |
30,370 |
7.68 |
2.16 |
$9.84 |
$20,460 |
| Rhode Island |
3,640 |
7.67 |
2.16 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
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 |
1,680 |
2.40 |
0.67 |
$13.51 |
$28,090 |
| California |
47,970 |
3.00 |
0.84 |
$12.39 |
$25,760 |
| Nevada |
4,670 |
3.68 |
1.03 |
$12.02 |
$25,010 |
| Alaska |
2,540 |
7.87 |
2.21 |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| Washington |
13,380 |
4.36 |
1.23 |
$11.92 |
$24,780 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
29,830 |
4.53 |
1.27 |
$11.03 |
$22,930 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
19,680 |
6.70 |
1.88 |
$9.09 |
$18,910 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
15,130 |
8.39 |
2.36 |
$10.93 |
$22,730 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
13,650 |
3.75 |
1.05 |
$10.66 |
$22,180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
13,310 |
3.15 |
0.89 |
$12.50 |
$25,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
12,010 |
6.29 |
1.77 |
$10.04 |
$20,880 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
8,710 |
7.52 |
2.11 |
$9.58 |
$19,930 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
8,420 |
7.19 |
2.02 |
$10.12 |
$21,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
8,130 |
3.27 |
0.92 |
$10.90 |
$22,680 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
7,000 |
2.74 |
0.77 |
$9.18 |
$19,090 |
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