• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

35-9021 Dishwashers

Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.

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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)
463,940	1.4 %	$ 15.22	$ 31,650	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.00	$ 13.22	$ 15.00	$ 17.12	$ 18.57
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,880	$ 27,500	$ 31,200	$ 35,610	$ 38,620

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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	345,240	3.18	$ 14.91	$ 31,020
Special Food Services	28,140	3.90	$ 16.27	$ 33,840
Traveler Accommodation	23,460	1.27	$ 18.11	$ 37,680
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	11,680	0.85	$ 15.10	$ 31,410
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	10,800	1.17	$ 15.19	$ 31,590

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dishwashers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services	28,140	3.90	$ 16.27	$ 33,840
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	345,240	3.18	$ 14.91	$ 31,020
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps	180	1.86	$ 14.24	$ 29,620
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	6,110	1.48	$ 14.57	$ 30,310
Traveler Accommodation	23,460	1.27	$ 18.11	$ 37,680

Top paying industries for Dishwashers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	210	0.13	$ 19.27	$ 40,090
Other Schools and Instruction	40	0.01	$ 18.26	$ 37,980
Traveler Accommodation	23,460	1.27	$ 18.11	$ 37,680
Other Personal Services	(8)	(8)	$ 17.55	$ 36,500
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	940	0.27	$ 17.54	$ 36,480

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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	69,130	3.85	1.26	$ 18.17	$ 37,800
Florida	38,470	4.02	1.32	$ 13.97	$ 29,060
Texas	36,890	2.72	0.89	$ 13.42	$ 27,900
New York	33,030	3.52	1.15	$ 17.11	$ 35,600
Pennsylvania	19,430	3.27	1.07	$ 13.37	$ 27,810

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)
Nevada	11,510	7.77	2.54	$ 15.93	$ 33,140
Hawaii	3,660	5.93	1.94	$ 18.34	$ 38,150
District of Columbia	3,710	5.29	1.73	$ 18.08	$ 37,610
Wyoming	1,270	4.64	1.52	$ 13.35	$ 27,760
Rhode Island	2,190	4.49	1.47	$ 15.90	$ 33,080

Top paying states for Dishwashers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	11,420	3.27	1.07	$ 18.92	$ 39,350
Hawaii	3,660	5.93	1.94	$ 18.34	$ 38,150
California	69,130	3.85	1.26	$ 18.17	$ 37,800
District of Columbia	3,710	5.29	1.73	$ 18.08	$ 37,610
Massachusetts	11,930	3.28	1.07	$ 17.92	$ 37,270

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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	29,780	3.14	1.03	$ 17.41	$ 36,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	25,690	4.15	1.36	$ 18.20	$ 37,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	11,610	4.26	1.40	$ 13.95	$ 29,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,270	2.50	0.82	$ 16.33	$ 33,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10,380	3.27	1.07	$ 13.16	$ 27,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,080	2.54	0.83	$ 14.83	$ 30,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,920	3.21	1.05	$ 16.96	$ 35,270
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	9,900	9.14	2.99	$ 16.19	$ 33,680
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	9,150	3.31	1.08	$ 18.10	$ 37,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,630	3.56	1.17	$ 19.95	$ 41,500

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	740	9.73	3.19	$ 19.72	$ 41,010
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	9,900	9.14	2.99	$ 16.19	$ 33,680
Napa, CA	600	7.68	2.51	$ 19.03	$ 39,580
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	1,060	6.49	2.13	$ 15.17	$ 31,550
Ocean City, NJ	260	6.46	2.11	$ 15.62	$ 32,500
Santa Rosa, CA	1,270	6.17	2.02	$ 18.29	$ 38,050
Santa Fe, NM	370	6.09	1.99	$ 14.67	$ 30,520
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	730	6.09	1.99	$ 17.47	$ 36,350
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1,090	6.08	1.99	$ 12.58	$ 26,170
Kingston, NY	340	5.97	1.95	$ 15.63	$ 32,510