| 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 |
14,150 |
3.36 |
$ 17,560 |
2.40 |
$ 14,497 |
$ 16,028 |
$ 18,283 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.44 |
  |
$ 6.97 |
$ 7.70 |
$ 8.79 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
|
60.06 |
$ 16,639 |
3.35 |
$ 15,268 |
$ 16,339 |
$ 17,416 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.00 |
  |
$ 7.34 |
$ 7.85 |
$ 8.37 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
70 |
27.05 |
$ 29,220 |
6.04 |
$ 22,823 |
$ 26,974 |
$ 34,485 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 14.05 |
  |
$ 10.97 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 16.58 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
3,170 |
22.54 |
$ 15,450 |
2.01 |
$ 14,350 |
$ 15,192 |
$ 16,788 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.43 |
  |
$ 6.90 |
$ 7.31 |
$ 8.07 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
|
66.73 |
$ 14,495 |
4.51 |
$ 12,778 |
$ 14,294 |
$ 16,326 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 6.97 |
  |
$ 6.14 |
$ 6.87 |
$ 7.85 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
760 |
8.25 |
$ 21,845 |
1.29 |
$ 17,803 |
$ 21,217 |
$ 25,497 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 10.50 |
  |
$ 8.56 |
$ 10.20 |
$ 12.26 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
1,350 |
23.12 |
$ 19,545 |
2.85 |
$ 17,269 |
$ 19,478 |
$ 21,664 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.40 |
  |
$ 8.30 |
$ 9.36 |
$ 10.42 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
260 |
18.62 |
$ 17,107 |
2.19 |
$ 15,192 |
$ 16,770 |
$ 18,581 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.23 |
  |
$ 7.31 |
$ 8.07 |
$ 8.93 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
480 |
27.76 |
$ 16,267 |
2.00 |
$ 14,474 |
$ 15,706 |
$ 17,571 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.82 |
  |
$ 6.96 |
$ 7.55 |
$ 8.45 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
380 |
23.07 |
$ 15,374 |
2.79 |
$ 13,146 |
$ 14,701 |
$ 16,888 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.39 |
  |
$ 6.32 |
$ 7.07 |
$ 8.12 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
550 |
18.60 |
$ 15,924 |
1.60 |
$ 14,623 |
$ 15,575 |
$ 17,281 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.66 |
  |
$ 7.03 |
$ 7.49 |
$ 8.31 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
960 |
18.09 |
$ 33,070 |
10.62 |
$ 22,561 |
$ 28,052 |
$ 38,414 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 15.90 |
  |
$ 10.85 |
$ 13.48 |
$ 18.47 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
860 |
12.52 |
$ 17,565 |
1.28 |
$ 15,063 |
$ 17,047 |
$ 20,099 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 8.44 |
  |
$ 7.24 |
$ 8.20 |
$ 9.66 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
|
89.17 |
$ 15,217 |
4.16 |
$ 12,922 |
$ 14,548 |
$ 17,503 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.32 |
  |
$ 6.21 |
$ 6.99 |
$ 8.41 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
40 |
19.05 |
$ 18,747 |
7.97 |
$ 14,795 |
$ 15,739 |
$ 22,676 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 9.01 |
  |
$ 7.11 |
$ 7.57 |
$ 10.91 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
160 |
17.89 |
$ 15,858 |
2.45 |
$ 14,714 |
$ 15,744 |
$ 17,205 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.62 |
  |
$ 7.07 |
$ 7.57 |
$ 8.27 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
3,160 |
28.10 |
$ 14,777 |
2.90 |
$ 13,126 |
$ 14,700 |
$ 16,310 |
|   |
  |
  |
$ 7.10 |
  |
$ 6.31 |
$ 7.07 |
$ 7.84 |
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