• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
267,840	1.1 %	$ 16.27	$ 33,840	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.77	$ 13.77	$ 15.92	$ 17.68	$ 21.03
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,480	$ 28,640	$ 33,110	$ 36,780	$ 43,740

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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	66,070	7.15	$ 15.10	$ 31,420
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	55,440	4.02	$ 15.50	$ 32,250
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,210	0.76	$ 18.75	$ 39,010
Special Food Services	28,690	3.98	$ 17.54	$ 36,480
Traveler Accommodation	17,740	0.96	$ 16.70	$ 34,740

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	66,070	7.15	$ 15.10	$ 31,420
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	55,440	4.02	$ 15.50	$ 32,250
Special Food Services	28,690	3.98	$ 17.54	$ 36,480
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps	120	1.20	$ 13.62	$ 28,320
Traveler Accommodation	17,740	0.96	$ 16.70	$ 34,740

Top paying industries for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Outpatient Care Centers	210	0.02	$ 27.22	$ 56,620
Personal Care Services	70	0.01	$ 26.16	$ 54,420
Other Personal Services	(8)	(8)	$ 23.68	$ 49,260
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	80	0.12	$ 20.97	$ 43,630
Grantmaking and Giving Services	50	0.03	$ 19.68	$ 40,930

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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	30,520	1.70	0.96	$ 19.79	$ 41,170
New York	18,270	1.95	1.10	$ 19.42	$ 40,390
Pennsylvania	16,750	2.82	1.60	$ 15.14	$ 31,480
Texas	16,680	1.23	0.70	$ 13.01	$ 27,050
Illinois	15,290	2.54	1.44	$ 16.20	$ 33,700

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)
North Dakota	1,840	4.41	2.50	$ 15.84	$ 32,950
Nebraska	3,520	3.52	2.00	$ 14.61	$ 30,400
Minnesota	9,470	3.29	1.86	$ 16.48	$ 34,280
Pennsylvania	16,750	2.82	1.60	$ 15.14	$ 31,480
New Jersey	11,400	2.71	1.54	$ 16.98	$ 35,320

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	600	0.86	0.49	$ 21.12	$ 43,920
California	30,520	1.70	0.96	$ 19.79	$ 41,170
New York	18,270	1.95	1.10	$ 19.42	$ 40,390
Washington	7,380	2.11	1.20	$ 19.30	$ 40,140
Hawaii	740	1.20	0.68	$ 19.22	$ 39,970

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	19,940	2.10	1.19	$ 19.53	$ 40,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,120	2.47	1.40	$ 16.70	$ 34,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,400	1.68	0.95	$ 19.19	$ 39,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,680	2.71	1.54	$ 15.76	$ 32,780
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	5,470	2.86	1.62	$ 16.89	$ 35,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,510	1.46	0.83	$ 18.03	$ 37,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4,420	2.12	1.20	$ 19.96	$ 41,510
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,300	1.56	0.88	$ 18.20	$ 37,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,160	1.05	0.60	$ 13.93	$ 28,970
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,010	1.66	0.94	$ 23.47	$ 48,810

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	6.52	3.70	$ 14.96	$ 31,120
Grand Forks, ND-MN	300	5.88	3.33	$ 15.90	$ 33,070
Lancaster, PA	1,270	5.14	2.91	$ 13.84	$ 28,790
Bismarck, ND	360	5.09	2.88	$ 16.40	$ 34,120
Fargo, ND-MN	710	4.86	2.76	$ 15.81	$ 32,890
Duluth, MN-WI	540	4.40	2.50	$ 16.66	$ 34,660
Rochester, MN	500	4.22	2.39	$ 16.32	$ 33,940
Lincoln, NE	740	4.12	2.34	$ 14.62	$ 30,410
Utica-Rome, NY	480	4.07	2.31	$ 16.04	$ 33,360
Walla Walla, WA	110	3.91	2.22	$ 17.41	$ 36,220