Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 235,470 |
1.2 % |
$28.76 |
$59,820 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$15.97 |
$20.32 |
$26.60 |
$34.27 |
$44.73 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,210 |
$42,260 |
$55,320 |
$71,270 |
$93,040 |
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) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
171,040 |
1.58 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| Special Food Services |
14,020 |
1.91 |
$31.40 |
$65,320 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
8,650 |
0.42 |
$34.12 |
$70,970 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
8,560 |
0.35 |
$35.92 |
$74,710 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
4,630 |
0.05 |
$32.01 |
$66,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
30 |
0.01 |
$50.47 |
$104,990 |
| Furniture Stores |
40 |
0.02 |
$40.00 |
$83,190 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
1,780 |
0.03 |
$39.58 |
$82,330 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
100 |
0.01 |
$38.22 |
$79,500 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
160 |
0.10 |
$36.58 |
$76,090 |
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 |
40,440 |
2.33 |
1.45 |
$29.25 |
$60,840 |
| Florida |
20,150 |
2.29 |
1.43 |
$27.84 |
$57,900 |
| Illinois |
18,250 |
3.03 |
1.89 |
$23.89 |
$49,690 |
| Texas |
15,690 |
1.26 |
0.79 |
$28.62 |
$59,520 |
| Tennessee |
10,520 |
3.50 |
2.18 |
$23.08 |
$48,000 |
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 |
10,520 |
3.50 |
2.18 |
$23.08 |
$48,000 |
| Illinois |
18,250 |
3.03 |
1.89 |
$23.89 |
$49,690 |
| West Virginia |
1,740 |
2.47 |
1.54 |
$22.50 |
$46,800 |
| Vermont |
740 |
2.42 |
1.51 |
$27.35 |
$56,880 |
| California |
40,440 |
2.33 |
1.45 |
$29.25 |
$60,840 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Anaheim, CA |
14,520 |
2.33 |
1.45 |
$27.79 |
$57,810 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,310 |
2.85 |
1.77 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,920 |
1.03 |
0.64 |
$38.91 |
$80,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,470 |
2.62 |
1.63 |
$30.51 |
$63,460 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,020 |
2.19 |
1.37 |
$28.84 |
$59,980 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,170 |
1.85 |
1.15 |
$33.02 |
$68,690 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,500 |
1.70 |
1.06 |
$33.47 |
$69,610 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,020 |
1.32 |
0.82 |
$29.82 |
$62,030 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,800 |
2.47 |
1.54 |
$26.35 |
$54,810 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
3,670 |
2.45 |
1.53 |
$33.06 |
$68,770 |
United States Department of Labor
