| 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 |
17,200 |
2.75 |
$ 17,837 |
2.01 |
$ 14,557 |
$ 16,376 |
$ 19,228 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.57 |
  |
$ 7.00 |
$ 7.87 |
$ 9.24 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
|
60.27 |
$ 16,337 |
4.26 |
$ 15,226 |
$ 16,235 |
$ 17,242 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.85 |
  |
$ 7.32 |
$ 7.80 |
$ 8.29 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
50 |
15.79 |
$ 31,662 |
3.12 |
$ 24,137 |
$ 30,016 |
$ 39,044 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 15.22 |
  |
$ 11.61 |
$ 14.43 |
$ 18.77 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
3,860 |
15.89 |
$ 16,106 |
2.22 |
$ 14,532 |
$ 15,833 |
$ 17,487 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.74 |
  |
$ 6.99 |
$ 7.61 |
$ 8.41 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
|
50.50 |
$ 15,591 |
6.58 |
$ 13,356 |
$ 15,226 |
$ 17,308 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.50 |
  |
$ 6.42 |
$ 7.32 |
$ 8.32 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
820 |
15.22 |
$ 22,266 |
1.09 |
$ 18,878 |
$ 21,581 |
$ 25,618 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.70 |
  |
$ 9.07 |
$ 10.38 |
$ 12.32 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
1,360 |
26.55 |
$ 19,162 |
2.62 |
$ 16,564 |
$ 18,872 |
$ 21,602 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.21 |
  |
$ 7.96 |
$ 9.07 |
$ 10.39 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
380 |
28.39 |
$ 19,491 |
7.13 |
$ 16,200 |
$ 18,021 |
$ 22,252 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.37 |
  |
$ 7.79 |
$ 8.66 |
$ 10.69 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
560 |
23.97 |
$ 17,716 |
2.07 |
$ 15,352 |
$ 16,945 |
$ 18,714 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.51 |
  |
$ 7.38 |
$ 8.15 |
$ 9.00 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
880 |
26.85 |
$ 13,793 |
2.77 |
$ 12,407 |
$ 13,707 |
$ 14,899 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 6.64 |
  |
$ 5.97 |
$ 6.59 |
$ 7.16 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
1,220 |
18.20 |
$ 15,319 |
2.86 |
$ 13,550 |
$ 15,235 |
$ 17,128 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.37 |
  |
$ 6.51 |
$ 7.33 |
$ 8.24 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
990 |
9.37 |
$ 29,832 |
2.74 |
$ 24,171 |
$ 28,352 |
$ 34,578 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 14.35 |
  |
$ 11.62 |
$ 13.63 |
$ 16.62 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
1,150 |
15.24 |
$ 17,574 |
1.71 |
$ 15,211 |
$ 16,837 |
$ 18,930 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.45 |
  |
$ 7.32 |
$ 8.10 |
$ 9.10 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
170 |
45.39 |
$ 15,207 |
3.86 |
$ 12,671 |
$ 14,156 |
$ 17,592 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.32 |
  |
$ 6.09 |
$ 6.81 |
$ 8.46 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
50 |
19.23 |
$ 15,558 |
4.29 |
$ 13,888 |
$ 15,551 |
$ 17,252 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.48 |
  |
$ 6.68 |
$ 7.48 |
$ 8.29 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
450 |
32.61 |
$ 15,224 |
7.25 |
$ 12,692 |
$ 14,200 |
$ 17,481 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.32 |
  |
$ 6.10 |
$ 6.83 |
$ 8.40 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
3,050 |
14.19 |
$ 18,001 |
8.99 |
$ 13,342 |
$ 15,043 |
$ 19,089 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.65 |
  |
$ 6.41 |
$ 7.23 |
$ 9.18 |
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