Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
35-9021 Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
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) |
| 514,330 |
1.0 % |
$11.74 |
$24,410 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.83 |
$9.90 |
$11.53 |
$12.87 |
$14.88 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,360 |
$20,580 |
$23,970 |
$26,760 |
$30,950 |
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 |
382,640 |
3.54 |
$11.50 |
$23,920 |
| Special Food Services |
33,940 |
4.62 |
$12.09 |
$25,140 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
31,160 |
1.52 |
$13.87 |
$28,850 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
10,480 |
0.78 |
$11.66 |
$24,250 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
10,290 |
1.09 |
$11.79 |
$24,520 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
83,340 |
4.79 |
1.37 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| Florida |
40,320 |
4.58 |
1.31 |
$10.96 |
$22,810 |
| New York |
34,830 |
3.66 |
1.04 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Texas |
34,540 |
2.78 |
0.79 |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
| Pennsylvania |
22,060 |
3.74 |
1.07 |
$10.57 |
$21,990 |
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) |
| Hawaii |
4,210 |
6.63 |
1.89 |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Nevada |
8,310 |
5.96 |
1.70 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
| District of Columbia |
4,290 |
5.93 |
1.69 |
$15.78 |
$32,830 |
| Rhode Island |
2,650 |
5.48 |
1.57 |
$12.60 |
$26,200 |
| California |
83,340 |
4.79 |
1.37 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
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 |
4,290 |
5.93 |
1.69 |
$15.78 |
$32,830 |
| Hawaii |
4,210 |
6.63 |
1.89 |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Massachusetts |
15,030 |
4.15 |
1.19 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Washington |
13,240 |
3.99 |
1.14 |
$14.12 |
$29,360 |
| New York |
34,830 |
3.66 |
1.04 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
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 |
31,390 |
5.03 |
1.44 |
$12.66 |
$26,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
29,850 |
3.09 |
0.88 |
$13.81 |
$28,720 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
15,590 |
3.33 |
0.95 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
12,750 |
5.16 |
1.47 |
$15.23 |
$31,680 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
12,700 |
4.00 |
1.14 |
$13.06 |
$27,160 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
11,760 |
4.45 |
1.27 |
$11.01 |
$22,900 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,830 |
3.87 |
1.11 |
$14.58 |
$30,340 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
10,130 |
3.52 |
1.01 |
$11.00 |
$22,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,500 |
2.60 |
0.74 |
$10.67 |
$22,190 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,320 |
3.05 |
0.87 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
United States Department of Labor
