| 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 |
100,770 |
3.77 |
$ 20,438 |
2.90 |
$ 15,464 |
$ 17,773 |
$ 22,592 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.82 |
  |
$ 7.44 |
$ 8.54 |
$ 10.87 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
3,130 |
27.36 |
$ 22,639 |
13.93 |
$ 15,615 |
$ 17,639 |
$ 24,363 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.89 |
  |
$ 7.51 |
$ 8.48 |
$ 11.71 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
890 |
28.00 |
$ 39,634 |
3.04 |
$ 32,189 |
$ 37,767 |
$ 45,008 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 19.05 |
  |
$ 15.47 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 21.64 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
33,280 |
38.25 |
$ 17,451 |
2.68 |
$ 15,170 |
$ 16,660 |
$ 18,592 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.39 |
  |
$ 7.30 |
$ 8.01 |
$ 8.94 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
|
72.92 |
$ 19,096 |
12.06 |
$ 16,098 |
$ 19,121 |
$ 21,985 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.18 |
  |
$ 7.74 |
$ 9.19 |
$ 10.57 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
2,350 |
8.35 |
$ 24,855 |
1.51 |
$ 21,107 |
$ 24,848 |
$ 28,194 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 11.95 |
  |
$ 10.15 |
$ 11.94 |
$ 13.56 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
6,540 |
32.01 |
$ 23,097 |
1.87 |
$ 20,085 |
$ 22,491 |
$ 26,113 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 11.10 |
  |
$ 9.66 |
$ 10.82 |
$ 12.55 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
|
65.47 |
$ 22,772 |
2.89 |
$ 19,908 |
$ 22,220 |
$ 25,722 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.95 |
  |
$ 9.57 |
$ 10.68 |
$ 12.37 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
5,130 |
19.90 |
$ 19,912 |
3.17 |
$ 16,178 |
$ 18,382 |
$ 23,511 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.58 |
  |
$ 7.78 |
$ 8.84 |
$ 11.30 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
4,490 |
28.34 |
$ 16,034 |
1.72 |
$ 14,496 |
$ 15,789 |
$ 17,408 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.71 |
  |
$ 6.97 |
$ 7.59 |
$ 8.37 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
4,740 |
21.33 |
$ 17,524 |
2.24 |
$ 15,622 |
$ 17,232 |
$ 19,397 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.42 |
  |
$ 7.51 |
$ 8.29 |
$ 9.32 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
6,570 |
15.58 |
$ 36,946 |
2.63 |
$ 30,270 |
$ 37,133 |
$ 43,342 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 17.77 |
  |
$ 14.55 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 20.84 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
7,450 |
28.09 |
$ 18,928 |
2.24 |
$ 16,166 |
$ 17,889 |
$ 21,105 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.10 |
  |
$ 7.77 |
$ 8.60 |
$ 10.15 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
210 |
12.10 |
$ 25,111 |
2.49 |
$ 22,502 |
$ 25,810 |
$ 28,166 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 12.07 |
  |
$ 10.82 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 13.55 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
720 |
19.18 |
$ 17,859 |
5.61 |
$ 14,502 |
$ 16,261 |
$ 21,294 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.58 |
  |
$ 6.97 |
$ 7.82 |
$ 10.24 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
2,200 |
30.96 |
$ 18,288 |
3.27 |
$ 16,159 |
$ 18,450 |
$ 20,644 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.80 |
  |
$ 7.77 |
$ 8.87 |
$ 9.92 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
17,990 |
25.49 |
$ 20,086 |
7.88 |
$ 14,147 |
$ 16,526 |
$ 23,060 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.66 |
  |
$ 6.80 |
$ 7.94 |
$ 11.09 |
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