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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

11-9051 Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Excludes "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).

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)
208,110 1.6 % $27.52 $57,250 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.35 $18.64 $25.02 $33.04 $43.41
Annual Wage (2) $29,850 $38,770 $52,030 $68,720 $90,290

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 149,770 1.43 $26.11 $54,310
Special Food Services 11,960 1.72 $29.78 $61,950
Traveler Accommodation 8,550 0.44 $32.56 $67,720
Management of Companies and Enterprises 7,550 0.32 $34.23 $71,200
Elementary and Secondary Schools 4,660 0.05 $30.22 $62,850

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services 11,960 1.72 $29.78 $61,950
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 149,770 1.43 $26.11 $54,310
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 2,710 0.70 $26.97 $56,110
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 80 0.48 $27.91 $58,040
Traveler Accommodation 8,550 0.44 $32.56 $67,720

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 60 0.01 $40.45 $84,130
Offices of Physicians 40 (7) $40.15 $83,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,670 0.03 $38.32 $79,710
Scheduled Air Transportation 50 0.01 $36.30 $75,510
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 100 0.04 $36.28 $75,460

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 35,740 2.14 1.47 $26.18 $54,460
Florida 12,300 1.46 1.00 $32.05 $66,660
Texas 9,960 0.84 0.57 $30.32 $63,060
Tennessee 9,400 3.23 2.21 $21.40 $44,500
Georgia 8,700 2.02 1.38 $23.63 $49,150




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)
Tennessee 9,400 3.23 2.21 $21.40 $44,500
Hawaii 1,530 2.42 1.66 $29.77 $61,920
Nevada 2,850 2.17 1.49 $33.35 $69,370
California 35,740 2.14 1.47 $26.18 $54,460
Oregon 3,900 2.13 1.46 $24.39 $50,720




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 3,110 0.78 0.53 $38.05 $79,140
Delaware 510 1.15 0.79 $36.63 $76,200
District of Columbia 1,190 1.68 1.15 $35.22 $73,250
New York 7,800 0.85 0.58 $34.70 $72,170
Connecticut 1,660 1.01 0.69 $34.25 $71,230



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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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 9,840 2.22 1.52 $23.67 $49,230
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,180 0.77 0.53 $37.79 $78,600
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,750 1.81 1.24 $23.95 $49,810
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,090 2.06 1.41 $27.20 $56,570
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,720 2.30 1.58 $27.45 $57,090
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 3,680 2.00 1.37 $34.17 $71,070
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 3,670 2.56 1.75 $30.37 $63,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,950 2.05 1.41 $23.35 $48,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,700 1.07 0.74 $33.17 $68,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,660 1.38 0.94 $28.06 $58,360


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Johnson City, TN 340 4.43 3.04 $22.62 $47,050
Barnstable Town, MA 410 4.01 2.74 $26.31 $54,720
Bloomington, IL 350 3.94 2.70 $25.21 $52,430
Bend-Redmond, OR 300 3.76 2.58 $23.38 $48,630
Santa Fe, NM 220 3.65 2.50 $27.33 $56,840
Napa, CA 260 3.62 2.48 $30.27 $62,950
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 120 3.61 2.47 $22.70 $47,210
Jackson, TN 220 3.33 2.28 $19.09 $39,700
Warner Robins, GA 230 3.31 2.26 $17.96 $37,350
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 2,040 3.30 2.26 $20.96 $43,590