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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
35-9021 Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
National estimates for Dishwashers
Industry profile for Dishwashers
Geographic profile for Dishwashers
National estimates for Dishwashers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dishwashers:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
395,660 |
1.2 % |
$ 12.31 |
$ 25,600 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 8.98 |
$ 10.13 |
$ 12.15 |
$ 13.92 |
$ 15.52 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,670 |
$ 21,060 |
$ 25,270 |
$ 28,960 |
$ 32,280 |
Industry profile for Dishwashers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dishwashers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
289,720 |
3.21 |
$ 12.06 |
$ 25,090 |
Special Food Services |
25,590 |
4.58 |
$ 12.75 |
$ 26,520 |
Traveler Accommodation |
21,910 |
1.45 |
$ 14.44 |
$ 30,030 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
10,550 |
1.12 |
$ 12.45 |
$ 25,900 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
8,160 |
0.80 |
$ 12.19 |
$ 25,350 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dishwashers:
Top paying industries for Dishwashers:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Religious Organizations |
30 |
0.02 |
$ 14.94 |
$ 31,070 |
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores |
80 |
0.02 |
$ 14.72 |
$ 30,620 |
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
210 |
0.18 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,580 |
Traveler Accommodation |
21,910 |
1.45 |
$ 14.44 |
$ 30,030 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,090 |
0.04 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 29,220 |
Geographic profile for Dishwashers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
60,610 |
3.69 |
1.30 |
$ 14.44 |
$ 30,030 |
Florida |
33,660 |
3.99 |
1.40 |
$ 11.32 |
$ 23,550 |
Texas |
29,290 |
2.42 |
0.85 |
$ 10.55 |
$ 21,950 |
New York |
23,450 |
2.70 |
0.95 |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,390 |
Pennsylvania |
15,830 |
2.87 |
1.01 |
$ 11.17 |
$ 23,230 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Idaho |
3,290 |
4.57 |
1.61 |
$ 10.76 |
$ 22,380 |
Hawaii |
2,620 |
4.57 |
1.61 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,630 |
Nevada |
5,530 |
4.42 |
1.56 |
$ 14.07 |
$ 29,270 |
District of Columbia |
2,930 |
4.27 |
1.50 |
$ 16.27 |
$ 33,850 |
Wyoming |
1,060 |
4.04 |
1.42 |
$ 11.40 |
$ 23,710 |
Top paying states for Dishwashers:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
2,930 |
4.27 |
1.50 |
$ 16.27 |
$ 33,850 |
Massachusetts |
11,640 |
3.47 |
1.22 |
$ 15.74 |
$ 32,750 |
Hawaii |
2,620 |
4.57 |
1.61 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,630 |
Washington |
9,910 |
3.10 |
1.09 |
$ 15.33 |
$ 31,890 |
New York |
23,450 |
2.70 |
0.95 |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,390 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
22,390 |
3.85 |
1.35 |
$ 13.99 |
$ 29,090 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
20,400 |
2.31 |
0.81 |
$ 14.73 |
$ 30,630 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,360 |
2.83 |
1.00 |
$ 12.54 |
$ 26,090 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,850 |
3.26 |
1.15 |
$ 13.40 |
$ 27,870 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
9,530 |
4.09 |
1.44 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,440 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,370 |
3.74 |
1.31 |
$ 11.52 |
$ 23,960 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,760 |
3.37 |
1.18 |
$ 16.09 |
$ 33,460 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,070 |
2.72 |
0.96 |
$ 10.45 |
$ 21,730 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,930 |
2.21 |
0.78 |
$ 10.72 |
$ 22,310 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,950 |
2.58 |
0.91 |
$ 11.77 |
$ 24,490 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
640 |
8.64 |
3.04 |
$ 11.30 |
$ 23,510 |
Homosassa Springs, FL |
250 |
8.31 |
2.92 |
$ 10.38 |
$ 21,580 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
480 |
7.20 |
2.53 |
$ 16.15 |
$ 33,600 |
Napa, CA |
490 |
7.08 |
2.49 |
$ 14.97 |
$ 31,140 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
1,010 |
6.94 |
2.44 |
$ 12.40 |
$ 25,790 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,060 |
6.86 |
2.41 |
$ 10.17 |
$ 21,140 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
630 |
6.83 |
2.40 |
$ 14.20 |
$ 29,530 |
Missoula, MT |
390 |
6.64 |
2.33 |
$ 10.89 |
$ 22,660 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
1,230 |
6.39 |
2.25 |
$ 11.71 |
$ 24,350 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
390 |
6.37 |
2.24 |
$ 10.20 |
$ 21,220 |
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