• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars. Excludes “Fast Food and Counter Workers” (35-3023) and “Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers” (41-9091).

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National estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Industry profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Geographic profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

National estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
243,030	1.6 %	$ 14.19	$ 29,500	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.07	$ 11.52	$ 13.81	$ 15.23	$ 18.49
Annual Wage (2)	$ 20,940	$ 23,970	$ 28,730	$ 31,670	$ 38,460

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Industry profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	60,160	6.75	$ 13.45	$ 27,970
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	56,530	4.02	$ 13.70	$ 28,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,730	0.78	$ 16.63	$ 34,580
Special Food Services	20,470	4.32	$ 14.40	$ 29,940
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	16,100	0.17	$ 11.75	$ 24,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	60,160	6.75	$ 13.45	$ 27,970
Special Food Services	20,470	4.32	$ 14.40	$ 29,940
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	56,530	4.02	$ 13.70	$ 28,490
Traveler Accommodation	11,770	0.86	$ 14.39	$ 29,930
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,730	0.78	$ 16.63	$ 34,580

Top paying industries for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services	40	(7)	$ 27.46	$ 57,130
Outpatient Care Centers	370	0.04	$ 21.63	$ 45,000
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	110	0.03	$ 18.62	$ 38,720
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	1,560	0.65	$ 17.59	$ 36,590
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,730	0.78	$ 16.63	$ 34,580

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Geographic profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	23,630	1.43	0.83	$ 17.67	$ 36,760
New York	18,540	2.14	1.24	$ 17.56	$ 36,530
Pennsylvania	15,320	2.74	1.59	$ 13.33	$ 27,720
Ohio	14,540	2.80	1.62	$ 13.03	$ 27,110
Florida	14,300	1.66	0.96	$ 12.41	$ 25,820

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska	4,260	4.45	2.58	$ 13.07	$ 27,190
Minnesota	9,650	3.53	2.05	$ 14.87	$ 30,930
North Dakota	1,370	3.46	2.01	$ 14.81	$ 30,790
New Jersey	12,180	3.16	1.83	$ 14.68	$ 30,530
Ohio	14,540	2.80	1.62	$ 13.03	$ 27,110

Top paying states for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	430	0.65	0.38	$ 21.67	$ 45,070
California	23,630	1.43	0.83	$ 17.67	$ 36,760
New York	18,540	2.14	1.24	$ 17.56	$ 36,530
Alaska	240	0.82	0.47	$ 17.12	$ 35,600
Massachusetts	5,770	1.70	0.98	$ 16.50	$ 34,320

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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	20,210	2.33	1.35	$ 17.50	$ 36,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,010	1.40	0.81	$ 16.72	$ 34,770
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,900	1.87	1.08	$ 14.30	$ 29,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,570	2.85	1.65	$ 14.05	$ 29,220
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	5,310	2.91	1.69	$ 15.47	$ 32,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,110	1.42	0.82	$ 10.68	$ 22,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,850	1.49	0.86	$ 16.82	$ 34,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,840	1.31	0.76	$ 15.89	$ 33,040
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	3,470	3.60	2.08	$ 13.37	$ 27,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,430	1.40	0.81	$ 12.79	$ 26,610

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	270	6.73	3.90	$ 12.86	$ 26,760
Grand Island, NE	260	6.34	3.68	$ 12.75	$ 26,510
Lincoln, NE	960	5.65	3.28	$ 13.22	$ 27,500
Lancaster, PA	1,240	5.27	3.05	$ 12.15	$ 25,270
Duluth, MN-WI	620	5.20	3.02	$ 14.34	$ 29,820
Grand Forks, ND-MN	240	5.06	2.93	$ 14.54	$ 30,240
Rochester, MN	580	4.99	2.89	$ 15.06	$ 31,320
Utica-Rome, NY	560	4.90	2.84	$ 13.95	$ 29,020
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	240	4.65	2.70	$ 13.98	$ 29,080
Lawton, OK	190	4.64	2.69	(8)	(8)