Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Chefs and Head Cooks ; First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers ; Cooks, Fast Food ; Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria ; Cooks, Private Household ; Cooks, Restaurant ; Cooks, Short Order ; Cooks, All Other ; Food Preparation Workers ; Bartenders ; Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food ; Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop ; Waiters and Waitresses ; Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ; Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers ; Dishwashers ; Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop ; Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

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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 major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
13,374,620	0.1 %	$12.30	$25,580	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.49	$9.33	$11.09	$13.59	$17.96
Annual Wage (2)	$17,660	$19,410	$23,070	$28,270	$37,360

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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	9,647,490	90.22	$11.94	$24,830
Special Food Services	581,630	81.08	$13.45	$27,980
Traveler Accommodation	511,820	25.59	$14.72	$30,610
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	383,430	13.12	$12.62	$26,250
Elementary and Secondary Schools	368,050	4.31	$12.92	$26,880

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	9,647,490	90.22	$11.94	$24,830
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	334,680	85.51	$12.40	$25,790
Special Food Services	581,630	81.08	$13.45	$27,980
Rooming and Boarding Houses	4,290	35.93	$12.68	$26,370
Traveler Accommodation	511,820	25.59	$14.72	$30,610

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	50	0.01	$21.42	$44,550
Rail Transportation	830	0.36	$21.21	$44,120
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	12,530	0.63	$19.96	$41,510
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	80	0.02	$19.70	$40,970
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	40	0.01	$19.07	$39,670

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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	1,594,570	93.76	1.01	$13.91	$28,930
Texas	1,161,420	95.88	1.04	$11.47	$23,860
Florida	933,780	108.47	1.17	$12.25	$25,470
New York	773,400	82.40	0.89	$14.91	$31,000
Illinois	506,720	84.58	0.92	$11.75	$24,440

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)
Nevada	188,280	139.76	1.51	$12.92	$26,880
Hawaii	85,770	133.63	1.45	$17.94	$37,320
Montana	51,120	110.35	1.19	$11.32	$23,550
Florida	933,780	108.47	1.17	$12.25	$25,470
New Mexico	83,420	102.78	1.11	$10.60	$22,060

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	59,210	83.11	0.90	$18.02	$37,480
Hawaii	85,770	133.63	1.45	$17.94	$37,320
Washington	294,260	90.29	0.98	$15.23	$31,670
Vermont	26,560	87.02	0.94	$15.07	$31,330
New York	773,400	82.40	0.89	$14.91	$31,000

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	730,870	76.95	0.83	$14.96	$31,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	580,800	94.92	1.03	$13.38	$27,830
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	386,120	83.18	0.90	$11.98	$24,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	322,880	90.49	0.98	$11.54	$24,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	277,440	93.02	1.01	$11.95	$24,860
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	260,490	83.09	0.90	$14.00	$29,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	257,310	99.34	1.07	$12.47	$25,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	250,410	93.33	1.01	$10.54	$21,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	235,690	82.74	0.90	$12.53	$26,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	228,750	82.92	0.90	$14.99	$31,180