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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: 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) |
| 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: 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 |
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: 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 |
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 |
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United States Department of Labor
