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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,040,600 |
0.9 % |
$ 18.82 |
$ 39,150 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.59 |
$ 14.15 |
$ 17.58 |
$ 22.52 |
$ 29.05 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,100 |
$ 29,430 |
$ 36,570 |
$ 46,840 |
$ 60,410 |
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
810,050 |
8.59 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
34,840 |
0.43 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
| Special Food Services |
32,150 |
6.78 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,350 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
31,450 |
1.06 |
$ 20.56 |
$ 42,760 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
20,350 |
6.63 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,300 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
810,050 |
8.59 |
$ 18.22 |
$ 37,900 |
| Special Food Services |
32,150 |
6.78 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,350 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
20,350 |
6.63 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,300 |
| Gambling Industries |
2,600 |
1.44 |
$ 20.90 |
$ 43,480 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
3,710 |
1.42 |
$ 17.23 |
$ 35,840 |
Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
110,190 |
9.01 |
1.22 |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,960 |
| California |
99,190 |
6.00 |
0.81 |
$ 21.78 |
$ 45,290 |
| Florida |
68,920 |
8.01 |
1.08 |
$ 19.00 |
$ 39,510 |
| New York |
46,970 |
5.42 |
0.73 |
$ 22.85 |
$ 47,530 |
| Ohio |
41,230 |
7.93 |
1.07 |
$ 17.54 |
$ 36,480 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
6,020 |
10.97 |
1.49 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
| Alabama |
19,700 |
10.21 |
1.38 |
$ 16.19 |
$ 33,680 |
| Oklahoma |
15,730 |
10.10 |
1.37 |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,770 |
| Mississippi |
10,920 |
9.91 |
1.34 |
$ 15.55 |
$ 32,350 |
| Montana |
4,580 |
9.73 |
1.32 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,150 |
Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,420 |
3.66 |
0.49 |
$ 26.07 |
$ 54,220 |
| Colorado |
20,560 |
7.84 |
1.06 |
$ 22.89 |
$ 47,620 |
| Washington |
26,900 |
8.39 |
1.14 |
$ 22.87 |
$ 47,560 |
| New York |
46,970 |
5.42 |
0.73 |
$ 22.85 |
$ 47,530 |
| Rhode Island |
3,150 |
6.88 |
0.93 |
$ 22.83 |
$ 47,480 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| 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 |
41,670 |
4.80 |
0.65 |
$ 24.07 |
$ 50,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
37,780 |
6.60 |
0.89 |
$ 22.49 |
$ 46,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
28,300 |
7.88 |
1.07 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
28,000 |
6.61 |
0.90 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,970 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
27,780 |
9.59 |
1.30 |
$ 17.37 |
$ 36,130 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
19,740 |
6.73 |
0.91 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,790 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,900 |
7.30 |
0.99 |
$ 18.44 |
$ 38,360 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
16,970 |
6.92 |
0.94 |
$ 20.22 |
$ 42,050 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
16,430 |
6.19 |
0.84 |
$ 19.80 |
$ 41,190 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
16,110 |
7.61 |
1.03 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
1,290 |
17.35 |
2.35 |
$ 16.89 |
$ 35,130 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
800 |
16.68 |
2.26 |
$ 16.55 |
$ 34,420 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
2,330 |
14.38 |
1.95 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 36,540 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL |
840 |
14.23 |
1.93 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,380 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
550 |
14.16 |
1.92 |
$ 20.06 |
$ 41,710 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
1,570 |
13.72 |
1.86 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,580 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
850 |
13.27 |
1.80 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Gadsden, AL |
420 |
13.23 |
1.79 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,780 |
| Lawrence, KS |
600 |
13.14 |
1.78 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,880 |
| Flagstaff, AZ |
760 |
13.14 |
1.78 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 42,780 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
850 |
13.27 |
1.80 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
10,550 |
4.71 |
0.64 |
$ 25.07 |
$ 52,140 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
14,890 |
7.77 |
1.05 |
$ 24.25 |
$ 50,430 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
4,310 |
4.03 |
0.55 |
$ 24.22 |
$ 50,370 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
41,670 |
4.80 |
0.65 |
$ 24.07 |
$ 50,070 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
2,720 |
7.25 |
0.98 |
$ 23.50 |
$ 48,880 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
12,740 |
4.93 |
0.67 |
$ 23.34 |
$ 48,550 |
| Boulder, CO |
1,340 |
7.37 |
1.00 |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,500 |
| Napa, CA |
470 |
6.76 |
0.92 |
$ 23.30 |
$ 48,470 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
1,100 |
11.34 |
1.54 |
$ 23.26 |
$ 48,370 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area |
2,740 |
7.28 |
0.99 |
$ 16.80 |
$ 34,950 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
2,700 |
10.14 |
1.37 |
$ 15.60 |
$ 32,450 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
2,580 |
8.21 |
1.11 |
$ 16.31 |
$ 33,930 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
2,470 |
10.10 |
1.37 |
$ 15.68 |
$ 32,600 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
2,370 |
9.84 |
1.33 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,570 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
