Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: Chefs and Head Cooks ; First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers ; Cooks, Fast Food ; Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria ; Cooks, Private Household ; Cooks, Restaurant ; Cooks, Short Order ; Cooks, All Other ; Food Preparation Workers ; Bartenders ; Fast Food and Counter Workers ; Waiters and Waitresses ; Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ; Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers ; Dishwashers ; Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop ; Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

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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 major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
13,494,590	0.2 %	$12.82	$26,670	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.62	$9.56	$11.65	$14.31	$18.59
Annual Wage (2)	$17,940	$19,890	$24,220	$29,770	$38,660

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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)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	9,728,540	89.94	$12.46	$25,910
Special Food Services	589,260	80.24	$13.97	$29,050
Traveler Accommodation	523,490	25.49	$15.34	$31,900
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	393,220	13.51	$13.25	$27,560
Elementary and Secondary Schools	358,000	4.16	$13.31	$27,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	9,728,540	89.94	$12.46	$25,910
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	339,700	85.35	$12.86	$26,760
Special Food Services	589,260	80.24	$13.97	$29,050
Rooming and Boarding Houses	3,830	32.80	$13.05	$27,150
Traveler Accommodation	523,490	25.49	$15.34	$31,900

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	40	0.01	$20.49	$42,630
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	810	2.09	$20.37	$42,370
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	12,310	0.61	$20.14	$41,890
Office Administrative Services	(8)	(8)	$20.03	$41,660
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	70	0.02	$19.60	$40,760

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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	1,627,490	93.63	1.02	$14.77	$30,720
Texas	1,175,750	94.58	1.03	$11.47	$23,860
Florida	950,180	108.05	1.18	$12.50	$26,000
New York	768,040	80.65	0.88	$16.00	$33,290
Illinois	516,360	85.69	0.93	$12.22	$25,420

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)
Nevada	189,200	135.85	1.48	$12.95	$26,940
Hawaii	85,430	134.42	1.46	$19.08	$39,690
Montana	51,620	110.31	1.20	$11.86	$24,670
Florida	950,180	108.05	1.18	$12.50	$26,000
South Carolina	216,890	102.90	1.12	$10.87	$22,610

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	85,430	134.42	1.46	$19.08	$39,690
District of Columbia	60,300	83.34	0.91	$18.92	$39,350
Washington	299,950	90.39	0.98	$16.33	$33,970
New York	768,040	80.65	0.88	$16.00	$33,290
Massachusetts	312,680	86.39	0.94	$15.54	$32,320

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	734,600	76.08	0.83	$15.94	$33,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	592,710	94.99	1.03	$14.36	$29,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	395,060	84.48	0.92	$12.49	$25,980
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	323,080	88.35	0.96	$11.43	$23,770
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	280,000	91.74	1.00	$11.76	$24,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	258,500	97.83	1.06	$12.66	$26,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	256,020	80.53	0.88	$14.63	$30,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	249,650	90.99	0.99	$11.19	$23,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	237,690	82.63	0.90	$12.89	$26,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	231,990	82.91	0.90	$15.63	$32,500