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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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OES data highlights ‐ Food services and drinking places, Table 1
| Occupation | Industry Average Wage | Cross-Industry Average Wage | Industry employment | Percent of industry employment |
| All Occupations* | $9.84 | $20.32 | 9,663,520 | 100.0% |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food* | 8.07 | 8.36 | 2,208,340 | 22.9 |
| Waiters and waitresses* | 9.26 | 9.41 | 2,048,200 | 21.2 |
| Cooks, restaurant* | 10.73 | 10.94 | 788,800 | 8.2 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers* | 14.39 | 14.81 | 611,810 | 6.3 |
| Cooks, fast food | 8.43 | 8.47 | 530,100 | 5.5 |
| Food preparation workers* | 8.97 | 9.54 | 458,490 | 4.7 |
| Dishwashers* | 8.36 | 8.54 | 418,110 | 4.3 |
| Bartenders* | 9.75 | 9.84 | 373,470 | 3.9 |
| Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop* | 8.67 | 8.90 | 348,630 | 3.6 |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop* | 8.80 | 8.93 | 316,960 | 3.3 |
| * Indicates that the difference between the industry wage and the cross-industry wage is statistically significant. | ||||
Last Modified Date: September 30, 2009