| Occupational title |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Empl %RSE |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS |
35-0000 |
212,120 |
1.90 |
$ 19,123 |
1.51 |
$ 14,940 |
$ 17,023 |
$ 21,290 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.19 |
  |
$ 7.18 |
$ 8.19 |
$ 10.24 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
9,910 |
18.13 |
$ 18,730 |
6.40 |
$ 15,278 |
$ 16,707 |
$ 18,412 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.00 |
  |
$ 7.35 |
$ 8.04 |
$ 8.85 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
1,900 |
19.53 |
$ 33,244 |
4.54 |
$ 23,694 |
$ 31,436 |
$ 40,314 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 15.98 |
  |
$ 11.39 |
$ 15.12 |
$ 19.38 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
62,860 |
20.80 |
$ 16,864 |
1.48 |
$ 14,825 |
$ 16,193 |
$ 17,869 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.11 |
  |
$ 7.13 |
$ 7.78 |
$ 8.59 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
9,720 |
29.27 |
$ 17,131 |
5.72 |
$ 14,764 |
$ 16,430 |
$ 19,131 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.24 |
  |
$ 7.10 |
$ 7.89 |
$ 9.20 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
7,540 |
6.35 |
$ 23,135 |
0.99 |
$ 19,396 |
$ 22,647 |
$ 26,836 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 11.12 |
  |
$ 9.32 |
$ 10.89 |
$ 12.91 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
14,960 |
15.23 |
$ 21,346 |
1.54 |
$ 18,520 |
$ 20,926 |
$ 23,723 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.27 |
  |
$ 8.91 |
$ 10.06 |
$ 11.40 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
2,900 |
34.86 |
$ 20,623 |
3.05 |
$ 17,222 |
$ 20,205 |
$ 23,508 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.91 |
  |
$ 8.28 |
$ 9.71 |
$ 11.30 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
10,300 |
12.61 |
$ 18,245 |
1.69 |
$ 15,114 |
$ 17,022 |
$ 20,686 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.78 |
  |
$ 7.26 |
$ 8.19 |
$ 9.94 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
8,450 |
15.60 |
$ 15,652 |
1.25 |
$ 13,932 |
$ 15,224 |
$ 17,241 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.53 |
  |
$ 6.70 |
$ 7.32 |
$ 8.29 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
10,720 |
10.87 |
$ 16,590 |
1.33 |
$ 14,827 |
$ 16,328 |
$ 18,168 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.97 |
  |
$ 7.13 |
$ 7.85 |
$ 8.74 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
13,280 |
8.19 |
$ 33,719 |
2.02 |
$ 26,263 |
$ 32,882 |
$ 40,386 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 16.21 |
  |
$ 12.62 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 19.42 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
14,120 |
15.07 |
$ 18,600 |
1.14 |
$ 15,648 |
$ 17,660 |
$ 21,014 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.94 |
  |
$ 7.52 |
$ 8.49 |
$ 10.11 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
1,120 |
20.12 |
$ 20,463 |
3.67 |
$ 15,976 |
$ 19,652 |
$ 25,148 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.84 |
  |
$ 7.68 |
$ 9.45 |
$ 12.09 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
1,210 |
12.27 |
$ 17,618 |
3.05 |
$ 14,600 |
$ 16,275 |
$ 20,577 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.47 |
  |
$ 7.02 |
$ 7.82 |
$ 9.89 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
5,660 |
16.53 |
$ 16,354 |
3.73 |
$ 14,191 |
$ 16,004 |
$ 18,620 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.86 |
  |
$ 6.82 |
$ 7.69 |
$ 8.95 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
37,490 |
13.04 |
$ 18,208 |
4.51 |
$ 13,738 |
$ 15,311 |
$ 19,265 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.76 |
  |
$ 6.61 |
$ 7.37 |
$ 9.26 |
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