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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
277,580 |
1.4 % |
$12.54 |
$26,080 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.90 |
$10.00 |
$11.74 |
$14.08 |
$17.56 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$18,510 |
$20,800 |
$24,430 |
$29,280 |
$36,530 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
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 |
62,280 |
6.58 |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
52,420 |
3.27 |
$12.19 |
$25,350 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
43,810 |
0.78 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
Special Food Services |
30,280 |
4.12 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
Traveler Accommodation |
28,250 |
1.38 |
$12.99 |
$27,020 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Insurance Carriers |
(8) |
(8) |
$15.69 |
$32,640 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
100 |
0.02 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
Furniture Stores |
70 |
0.03 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
1,540 |
0.58 |
$14.51 |
$30,170 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
43,810 |
0.78 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
25,560 |
1.47 |
0.78 |
$15.46 |
$32,160 |
Florida |
19,220 |
2.19 |
1.16 |
$11.09 |
$23,070 |
Texas |
17,680 |
1.42 |
0.75 |
$10.88 |
$22,630 |
New York |
15,930 |
1.67 |
0.89 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
Illinois |
15,460 |
2.57 |
1.36 |
$12.08 |
$25,130 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Mississippi |
3,990 |
3.53 |
1.87 |
$9.67 |
$20,110 |
Minnesota |
9,950 |
3.46 |
1.83 |
$13.51 |
$28,110 |
New Jersey |
13,840 |
3.38 |
1.79 |
$12.54 |
$26,090 |
North Dakota |
1,220 |
2.89 |
1.53 |
$13.64 |
$28,360 |
Nebraska |
2,730 |
2.78 |
1.47 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
910 |
1.43 |
0.76 |
$17.85 |
$37,120 |
District of Columbia |
1,290 |
1.78 |
0.94 |
$16.78 |
$34,890 |
New York |
15,930 |
1.67 |
0.89 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
Alaska |
230 |
0.73 |
0.39 |
$16.05 |
$33,380 |
Arizona |
4,910 |
1.71 |
0.91 |
$15.72 |
$32,690 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
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 |
20,060 |
2.08 |
1.10 |
$15.55 |
$32,330 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,920 |
2.55 |
1.35 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,780 |
1.41 |
0.74 |
$15.53 |
$32,300 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,940 |
2.76 |
1.46 |
$11.44 |
$23,790 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,500 |
1.78 |
0.94 |
$11.01 |
$22,890 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
5,590 |
2.84 |
1.50 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,500 |
1.96 |
1.04 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,820 |
1.52 |
0.80 |
$13.43 |
$27,930 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,640 |
1.76 |
0.93 |
$11.56 |
$24,040 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,350 |
1.76 |
0.93 |
$16.92 |
$35,200 |
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