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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 473,860 |
2.2 % |
$11.17 |
$23,240 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.56 |
$9.29 |
$10.74 |
$12.16 |
$14.66 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,790 |
$19,320 |
$22,330 |
$25,280 |
$30,500 |
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 |
252,950 |
2.37 |
$10.77 |
$22,400 |
| Special Food Services |
38,340 |
5.34 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
29,780 |
7.26 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
25,100 |
0.86 |
$11.38 |
$23,680 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
24,300 |
0.28 |
$12.30 |
$25,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
29,780 |
7.26 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Book Stores and News Dealers |
4,520 |
5.76 |
$10.88 |
$22,630 |
| Special Food Services |
38,340 |
5.34 |
$11.81 |
$24,560 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
9,620 |
3.08 |
$11.45 |
$23,810 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades |
5,410 |
2.62 |
$10.96 |
$22,800 |
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) |
| California |
42,580 |
2.50 |
0.76 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| New Jersey |
35,460 |
8.76 |
2.67 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Texas |
35,400 |
2.92 |
0.89 |
$10.16 |
$21,140 |
| Florida |
33,980 |
3.95 |
1.21 |
$10.08 |
$20,970 |
| New York |
28,040 |
2.99 |
0.91 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
4,010 |
9.51 |
2.90 |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
| New Jersey |
35,460 |
8.76 |
2.67 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| Rhode Island |
3,790 |
7.86 |
2.40 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Maine |
4,610 |
7.61 |
2.32 |
$11.08 |
$23,040 |
| Hawaii |
4,470 |
6.97 |
2.13 |
$12.05 |
$25,060 |
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 |
2,060 |
2.90 |
0.89 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| California |
42,580 |
2.50 |
0.76 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Washington |
13,770 |
4.22 |
1.29 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Massachusetts |
21,330 |
5.97 |
1.82 |
$12.88 |
$26,780 |
| Oregon |
11,990 |
6.36 |
1.94 |
$12.51 |
$26,020 |
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 |
44,390 |
4.67 |
1.43 |
$11.39 |
$23,690 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
16,580 |
6.01 |
1.84 |
$12.86 |
$26,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,180 |
2.48 |
0.76 |
$12.97 |
$26,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
14,830 |
3.20 |
0.98 |
$11.70 |
$24,340 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,180 |
4.70 |
1.44 |
$10.26 |
$21,340 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
11,060 |
5.65 |
1.73 |
$11.14 |
$23,160 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
10,750 |
3.43 |
1.05 |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,100 |
3.39 |
1.03 |
$10.05 |
$20,910 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
9,940 |
4.84 |
1.48 |
$12.27 |
$25,530 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
9,470 |
3.32 |
1.02 |
$10.30 |
$21,430 |
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