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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
35-9011 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Facilitate food service. Clean tables; remove dirty dishes; replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food; and serve items such as water, condiments, and coffee to patrons.
National estimates for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Industry profile for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Geographic profile for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
National estimates for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 336,970 |
2.4 % |
$ 13.31 |
$ 27,690 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 8.86 |
$ 10.69 |
$ 13.06 |
$ 14.56 |
$ 17.94 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,430 |
$ 22,240 |
$ 27,170 |
$ 30,280 |
$ 37,310 |
Industry profile for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
209,640 |
2.22 |
$ 13.02 |
$ 27,080 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
28,590 |
2.08 |
$ 13.78 |
$ 28,670 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
28,130 |
0.35 |
$ 14.17 |
$ 29,480 |
| Special Food Services |
14,430 |
3.05 |
$ 13.81 |
$ 28,720 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
10,210 |
0.92 |
$ 13.21 |
$ 27,470 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Top paying industries for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Geographic profile for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
42,890 |
2.59 |
1.08 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 32,880 |
| Texas |
33,160 |
2.71 |
1.13 |
$ 11.15 |
$ 23,180 |
| New York |
30,400 |
3.51 |
1.47 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,940 |
| Florida |
29,430 |
3.42 |
1.43 |
$ 11.80 |
$ 24,530 |
| Nevada |
10,660 |
8.27 |
3.46 |
$ 10.83 |
$ 22,520 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
10,660 |
8.27 |
3.46 |
$ 10.83 |
$ 22,520 |
| South Dakota |
2,410 |
5.72 |
2.39 |
$ 12.07 |
$ 25,100 |
| Hawaii |
2,410 |
4.40 |
1.84 |
$ 15.32 |
$ 31,870 |
| Rhode Island |
1,880 |
4.10 |
1.71 |
$ 12.53 |
$ 26,060 |
| Missouri |
9,990 |
3.66 |
1.53 |
$ 12.19 |
$ 25,360 |
Top paying states for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
30,400 |
3.51 |
1.47 |
$ 17.76 |
$ 36,940 |
| District of Columbia |
1,590 |
2.41 |
1.01 |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,790 |
| Washington |
4,390 |
1.37 |
0.57 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,870 |
| Massachusetts |
5,790 |
1.70 |
0.71 |
$ 16.71 |
$ 34,750 |
| California |
42,890 |
2.59 |
1.08 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 32,880 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| 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 |
22,990 |
2.65 |
1.11 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,490 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,840 |
2.42 |
1.01 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,040 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,180 |
3.17 |
1.33 |
$ 11.24 |
$ 23,380 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
9,140 |
2.55 |
1.06 |
$ 11.59 |
$ 24,110 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
8,730 |
9.50 |
3.97 |
$ 10.91 |
$ 22,690 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8,390 |
2.86 |
1.20 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,790 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,610 |
3.10 |
1.30 |
$ 12.20 |
$ 25,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,320 |
1.73 |
0.72 |
$ 13.19 |
$ 27,440 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
7,260 |
3.43 |
1.43 |
$ 15.42 |
$ 32,070 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,910 |
2.67 |
1.12 |
$ 12.17 |
$ 25,320 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ithaca, NY |
460 |
9.84 |
4.12 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,170 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
8,730 |
9.50 |
3.97 |
$ 10.91 |
$ 22,690 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
550 |
8.63 |
3.61 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
990 |
8.52 |
3.56 |
$ 13.78 |
$ 28,660 |
| Cleveland, TN |
340 |
7.49 |
3.13 |
$ 10.61 |
$ 22,060 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
1,070 |
7.34 |
3.07 |
$ 12.73 |
$ 26,480 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
460 |
6.73 |
2.81 |
$ 13.62 |
$ 28,330 |
| Napa, CA |
460 |
6.63 |
2.77 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,830 |
| Prescott, AZ |
410 |
6.33 |
2.65 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 31,740 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
240 |
6.28 |
2.63 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,580 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
| 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 |
22,990 |
2.65 |
1.11 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,490 |
| Ithaca, NY |
460 |
9.84 |
4.12 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,170 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,040 |
1.06 |
0.44 |
$ 18.23 |
$ 37,910 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,560 |
2.40 |
1.00 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,510 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,990 |
1.78 |
0.74 |
$ 17.99 |
$ 37,410 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
550 |
8.63 |
3.61 |
$ 17.82 |
$ 37,070 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,960 |
1.53 |
0.64 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 34,620 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
590 |
3.07 |
1.28 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,290 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
1,610 |
3.84 |
1.60 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,050 |
| Salinas, CA |
620 |
3.69 |
1.54 |
$ 16.31 |
$ 33,920 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers:
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
