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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars. Excludes "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers" (41-9091) and "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop" (35-3022).
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) |
| 264,630 |
1.5 % |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.47 |
$9.27 |
$10.73 |
$12.68 |
$16.40 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,620 |
$19,280 |
$22,320 |
$26,370 |
$34,110 |
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) |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
56,060 |
6.14 |
$10.62 |
$22,090 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
45,090 |
2.78 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
40,680 |
0.74 |
$13.40 |
$27,870 |
| Special Food Services |
30,720 |
4.42 |
$12.51 |
$26,020 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
30,150 |
1.54 |
$12.46 |
$25,920 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
25,170 |
1.51 |
0.81 |
$14.49 |
$30,130 |
| Texas |
22,120 |
1.86 |
1.00 |
$9.74 |
$20,250 |
| New York |
17,250 |
1.87 |
1.01 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| Florida |
14,930 |
1.77 |
0.96 |
$10.86 |
$22,600 |
| Ohio |
13,540 |
2.52 |
1.36 |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
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) |
| New Mexico |
3,480 |
4.34 |
2.34 |
$9.54 |
$19,840 |
| New Jersey |
12,320 |
3.07 |
1.66 |
$11.92 |
$24,790 |
| Colorado |
7,080 |
2.77 |
1.49 |
$11.96 |
$24,880 |
| Mississippi |
2,990 |
2.67 |
1.44 |
$9.21 |
$19,160 |
| Minnesota |
7,480 |
2.64 |
1.42 |
$12.88 |
$26,790 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
1,550 |
2.44 |
1.32 |
$15.77 |
$32,800 |
| District of Columbia |
1,700 |
2.40 |
1.29 |
$15.29 |
$31,810 |
| New York |
17,250 |
1.87 |
1.01 |
$14.75 |
$30,670 |
| California |
25,170 |
1.51 |
0.81 |
$14.49 |
$30,130 |
| Vermont |
450 |
1.47 |
0.79 |
$13.56 |
$28,200 |
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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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
13,820 |
2.06 |
1.11 |
$14.79 |
$30,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
8,220 |
2.24 |
1.21 |
$11.78 |
$24,510 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,800 |
1.53 |
0.83 |
$14.11 |
$29,350 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
5,850 |
2.35 |
1.27 |
$9.66 |
$20,080 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,490 |
1.78 |
0.96 |
$12.77 |
$26,560 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,310 |
2.23 |
1.20 |
$13.21 |
$27,480 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
4,060 |
2.81 |
1.52 |
$12.46 |
$25,920 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,810 |
1.92 |
1.04 |
$11.34 |
$23,600 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
3,510 |
3.01 |
1.62 |
$12.80 |
$26,620 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
3,100 |
2.28 |
1.23 |
$10.72 |
$22,290 |
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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) |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
260 |
5.55 |
2.99 |
$10.07 |
$20,950 |
| Utica-Rome, NY |
690 |
5.54 |
2.98 |
$10.41 |
$21,650 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
2,090 |
5.49 |
2.96 |
$9.76 |
$20,300 |
| Muncie, IN |
240 |
5.28 |
2.85 |
$13.00 |
$27,040 |
| The Villages, FL |
130 |
5.12 |
2.76 |
$9.42 |
$19,600 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
380 |
5.11 |
2.75 |
$13.30 |
$27,660 |
| Jackson, TN |
330 |
5.00 |
2.69 |
$9.14 |
$19,010 |
| Great Falls, MT |
170 |
4.73 |
2.55 |
$11.28 |
$23,460 |
| Rochester, MN |
510 |
4.48 |
2.42 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
540 |
4.29 |
2.31 |
$13.77 |
$28,650 |
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United States Department of Labor
