| 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 |
10,720 |
4.15 |
$ 17,747 |
1.44 |
$ 14,569 |
$ 15,338 |
$ 20,065 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.53 |
  |
$ 7.00 |
$ 7.38 |
$ 9.65 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
230 |
17.02 |
$ 17,742 |
3.60 |
$ 15,177 |
$ 16,906 |
$ 19,105 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.53 |
  |
$ 7.30 |
$ 8.13 |
$ 9.18 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
|
81.44 |
$ 23,577 |
4.71 |
$ 20,761 |
$ 22,291 |
$ 23,809 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 11.33 |
  |
$ 9.98 |
$ 10.71 |
$ 11.44 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
2,580 |
27.94 |
$ 15,849 |
2.25 |
$ 14,567 |
$ 14,972 |
$ 15,464 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.62 |
  |
$ 7.00 |
$ 7.19 |
$ 7.44 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
|
83.66 |
$ 14,849 |
4.17 |
$ 14,490 |
$ 14,797 |
$ 15,105 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.14 |
  |
$ 6.97 |
$ 7.11 |
$ 7.26 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
270 |
16.82 |
$ 21,649 |
2.22 |
$ 18,348 |
$ 21,190 |
$ 25,237 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.41 |
  |
$ 8.82 |
$ 10.19 |
$ 12.13 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
1,020 |
35.31 |
$ 20,534 |
2.41 |
$ 19,102 |
$ 20,603 |
$ 22,100 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.87 |
  |
$ 9.18 |
$ 9.90 |
$ 10.62 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
50 |
34.41 |
$ 18,807 |
5.92 |
$ 16,257 |
$ 18,430 |
$ 21,307 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.04 |
  |
$ 7.81 |
$ 8.86 |
$ 10.25 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
310 |
44.73 |
$ 17,126 |
2.61 |
$ 14,960 |
$ 16,445 |
$ 18,661 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.24 |
  |
$ 7.19 |
$ 7.90 |
$ 8.97 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
380 |
30.11 |
$ 16,189 |
4.77 |
$ 14,328 |
$ 15,595 |
$ 17,647 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.78 |
  |
$ 6.89 |
$ 7.50 |
$ 8.48 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
520 |
30.51 |
$ 16,253 |
1.94 |
$ 14,773 |
$ 15,555 |
$ 17,604 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.81 |
  |
$ 7.10 |
$ 7.48 |
$ 8.46 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
520 |
24.11 |
$ 32,440 |
3.74 |
$ 27,721 |
$ 33,329 |
$ 37,204 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 15.59 |
  |
$ 13.33 |
$ 16.02 |
$ 17.89 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
660 |
26.43 |
$ 19,020 |
1.94 |
$ 15,385 |
$ 18,507 |
$ 21,948 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.14 |
  |
$ 7.40 |
$ 8.90 |
$ 10.55 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
|
55.31 |
$ 21,209 |
12.14 |
$ 16,752 |
$ 19,306 |
$ 25,793 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.20 |
  |
$ 8.06 |
$ 9.28 |
$ 12.40 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
70 |
32.21 |
$ 19,519 |
8.50 |
$ 15,056 |
$ 20,380 |
$ 22,820 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.39 |
  |
$ 7.23 |
$ 9.80 |
$ 10.97 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
|
64.08 |
$ 13,362 |
5.23 |
$ 12,012 |
$ 13,124 |
$ 14,227 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 6.42 |
  |
$ 5.77 |
$ 6.31 |
$ 6.84 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
1,820 |
29.43 |
$ 16,141 |
5.31 |
$ 14,031 |
$ 14,853 |
$ 17,112 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.76 |
  |
$ 6.75 |
$ 7.14 |
$ 8.23 |
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