Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

35-3011 Bartenders

Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

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)
646,850	1.0 %	$13.46	$28,000	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.55	$9.32	$11.39	$15.09	$22.18
Annual Wage (2)	$17,780	$19,390	$23,680	$31,390	$46,140

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	298,910	2.76	$14.17	$29,470
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	171,120	43.00	$12.57	$26,150
Traveler Accommodation	43,930	2.14	$15.07	$31,340
Civic and Social Organizations	39,710	10.28	$10.91	$22,680
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	26,480	1.96	$12.65	$26,300

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	171,120	43.00	$12.57	$26,150
Civic and Social Organizations	39,710	10.28	$10.91	$22,680
Beverage Manufacturing	16,460	6.06	$13.53	$28,140
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	298,910	2.76	$14.17	$29,470
Gambling Industries	6,050	2.67	$12.23	$25,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	(8)	(8)	$15.52	$32,270
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	390	2.28	$15.50	$32,240
Grantmaking and Giving Services	(8)	(8)	$15.13	$31,470
Traveler Accommodation	43,930	2.14	$15.07	$31,340
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	280	0.03	$15.04	$31,280

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	70,880	4.08	0.93	$15.41	$32,040
Florida	47,910	5.45	1.24	$12.72	$26,460
New York	44,970	4.72	1.07	$18.16	$37,770
Texas	42,520	3.42	0.78	$12.35	$25,700
Pennsylvania	32,450	5.50	1.25	$11.71	$24,360

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	14,440	10.37	2.36	$13.35	$27,770
Montana	4,830	10.31	2.34	$10.55	$21,950
North Dakota	4,320	10.23	2.32	$10.91	$22,700
Wisconsin	26,290	9.16	2.08	$10.85	$22,570
South Dakota	3,630	8.53	1.94	$10.69	$22,230

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	3,410	5.36	1.22	$28.29	$58,830
District of Columbia	5,290	7.32	1.66	$23.22	$48,290
Washington	14,840	4.47	1.02	$18.84	$39,180
Arizona	12,900	4.50	1.02	$18.39	$38,240
New York	44,970	4.72	1.07	$18.16	$37,770

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	38,740	4.01	0.91	$18.86	$39,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,230	4.20	0.95	$15.00	$31,190
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	19,500	4.17	0.95	$12.23	$25,440
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	14,850	5.31	1.21	$15.24	$31,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12,790	4.45	1.01	$12.68	$26,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,160	3.99	0.90	$13.34	$27,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11,680	3.67	0.83	$17.53	$36,460
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	11,620	11.39	2.59	$14.12	$29,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	11,560	4.37	0.99	$11.33	$23,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	10,480	4.24	0.96	$17.94	$37,310