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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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