Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 377,040 |
1.6 % |
$ 13.15 |
$ 27,350 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 9.23 |
$ 11.02 |
$ 13.52 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 16.76 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,200 |
$ 22,920 |
$ 28,130 |
$ 30,160 |
$ 34,870 |
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 |
288,780 |
3.06 |
$ 12.98 |
$ 26,990 |
| Special Food Services |
18,490 |
3.90 |
$ 13.87 |
$ 28,840 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
12,580 |
0.92 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,210 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
9,510 |
1.07 |
$ 13.67 |
$ 28,430 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
9,450 |
0.85 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
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) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 17.27 |
$ 35,920 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,790 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
12,580 |
0.92 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,210 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
770 |
0.03 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 31,730 |
| Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) |
340 |
0.12 |
$ 15.21 |
$ 31,640 |
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 |
54,800 |
3.32 |
1.24 |
$ 15.44 |
$ 32,110 |
| Florida |
34,110 |
3.96 |
1.48 |
$ 12.10 |
$ 25,170 |
| Texas |
29,010 |
2.37 |
0.89 |
$ 11.92 |
$ 24,800 |
| New York |
21,540 |
2.49 |
0.93 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,920 |
| Illinois |
15,970 |
2.84 |
1.06 |
$ 12.83 |
$ 26,690 |
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) |
| Hawaii |
2,990 |
5.45 |
2.04 |
$ 14.92 |
$ 31,030 |
| Nevada |
6,910 |
5.36 |
2.00 |
$ 13.39 |
$ 27,850 |
| Vermont |
1,180 |
4.17 |
1.56 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,410 |
| Florida |
34,110 |
3.96 |
1.48 |
$ 12.10 |
$ 25,170 |
| Wyoming |
980 |
3.77 |
1.41 |
$ 12.63 |
$ 26,270 |
Top paying states for Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
9,240 |
2.88 |
1.08 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,300 |
| District of Columbia |
2,110 |
3.18 |
1.19 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,550 |
| New York |
21,540 |
2.49 |
0.93 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,920 |
| Massachusetts |
9,710 |
2.86 |
1.07 |
$ 15.71 |
$ 32,690 |
| California |
54,800 |
3.32 |
1.24 |
$ 15.44 |
$ 32,110 |
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 |
21,730 |
3.80 |
1.42 |
$ 14.95 |
$ 31,100 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
17,670 |
2.04 |
0.76 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,040 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,950 |
2.82 |
1.05 |
$ 13.21 |
$ 27,470 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,950 |
4.06 |
1.52 |
$ 12.30 |
$ 25,590 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,320 |
2.87 |
1.07 |
$ 12.11 |
$ 25,190 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,530 |
2.57 |
0.96 |
$ 14.86 |
$ 30,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
7,250 |
3.23 |
1.21 |
$ 17.52 |
$ 36,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,080 |
2.74 |
1.02 |
$ 15.78 |
$ 32,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,060 |
1.97 |
0.74 |
$ 12.71 |
$ 26,430 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,300 |
2.37 |
0.89 |
$ 12.80 |
$ 26,630 |
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) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
520 |
8.04 |
3.00 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 34,240 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
580 |
7.79 |
2.91 |
$ 11.19 |
$ 23,280 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,250 |
7.72 |
2.89 |
$ 10.69 |
$ 22,240 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
1,110 |
7.57 |
2.83 |
$ 13.49 |
$ 28,060 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
740 |
6.49 |
2.43 |
$ 11.87 |
$ 24,690 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
610 |
6.34 |
2.37 |
$ 15.82 |
$ 32,900 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
1,840 |
6.29 |
2.35 |
$ 12.27 |
$ 25,520 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
5,660 |
6.16 |
2.30 |
$ 13.76 |
$ 28,620 |
| The Villages, FL |
210 |
6.15 |
2.30 |
$ 11.31 |
$ 23,510 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
290 |
5.90 |
2.20 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 24,150 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Dishwashers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
5,170 |
2.70 |
1.01 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 37,560 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
2,300 |
2.15 |
0.80 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 37,200 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
7,250 |
3.23 |
1.21 |
$ 17.52 |
$ 36,440 |
| Ithaca, NY |
200 |
4.31 |
1.61 |
$ 16.67 |
$ 34,670 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
520 |
8.04 |
3.00 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 34,240 |
| Napa, CA |
400 |
5.78 |
2.16 |
$ 16.45 |
$ 34,220 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
17,670 |
2.04 |
0.76 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,040 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
310 |
2.74 |
1.03 |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,800 |
| Salinas, CA |
650 |
3.85 |
1.44 |
$ 16.17 |
$ 33,620 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
850 |
4.41 |
1.65 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Dishwashers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Dishwashers:
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
