| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Empl %RSE |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS |
35-0000 |
218,550 |
1.00 |
20,700 |
0.86 |
16,291 |
17,829 |
22,425 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.95 |
  |
7.83 |
8.57 |
10.78 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
35-1011 |
1,580 |
15.85 |
42,421 |
5.15 |
31,461 |
40,054 |
50,580 |
|   |
  |
  |
20.40 |
  |
15.13 |
19.26 |
24.32 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
35-1012 |
12,990 |
4.35 |
36,055 |
1.41 |
28,857 |
34,870 |
42,693 |
|   |
  |
  |
17.34 |
  |
13.87 |
16.77 |
20.53 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
35-2011 |
8,850 |
16.57 |
18,806 |
3.06 |
16,209 |
17,495 |
20,524 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.04 |
  |
7.79 |
8.41 |
9.87 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
35-2012 |
7,160 |
4.57 |
24,395 |
0.90 |
20,186 |
23,745 |
27,921 |
|   |
  |
  |
11.73 |
  |
9.71 |
11.42 |
13.42 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
35-2014 |
18,650 |
4.21 |
22,498 |
1.15 |
19,497 |
21,885 |
25,417 |
|   |
  |
  |
10.82 |
  |
9.37 |
10.52 |
12.22 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
35-2015 |
2,460 |
16.26 |
20,714 |
3.06 |
17,259 |
19,915 |
23,033 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.96 |
  |
8.30 |
9.57 |
11.07 |
| Cooks, All Other |
35-2019 |
640 |
19.71 |
29,117 |
3.75 |
23,202 |
27,101 |
36,375 |
|   |
  |
  |
14.00 |
  |
11.16 |
13.03 |
17.49 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
35-2021 |
12,810 |
5.53 |
20,580 |
0.80 |
16,994 |
19,610 |
23,778 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.90 |
  |
8.17 |
9.43 |
11.43 |
| Bartenders |
35-3011 |
10,740 |
7.10 |
19,530 |
2.72 |
16,340 |
17,660 |
20,525 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.39 |
  |
7.85 |
8.49 |
9.87 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
35-3021 |
56,040 |
4.50 |
18,509 |
1.13 |
16,068 |
17,280 |
18,926 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.90 |
  |
7.72 |
8.31 |
9.10 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
35-3022 |
12,940 |
15.52 |
18,012 |
1.28 |
15,987 |
17,094 |
18,372 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.66 |
  |
7.69 |
8.22 |
8.83 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
35-3031 |
43,920 |
4.11 |
20,072 |
2.50 |
15,773 |
17,050 |
18,922 |
|   |
  |
  |
9.65 |
  |
7.58 |
8.20 |
9.10 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
35-3041 |
1,970 |
24.15 |
18,675 |
2.43 |
16,217 |
17,472 |
20,089 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.98 |
  |
7.80 |
8.40 |
9.66 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
35-9011 |
8,380 |
7.91 |
17,343 |
0.88 |
15,711 |
16,771 |
17,832 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.34 |
  |
7.56 |
8.06 |
8.57 |
| Dishwashers |
35-9021 |
11,140 |
6.98 |
17,928 |
0.91 |
16,005 |
17,433 |
19,554 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.62 |
  |
7.69 |
8.38 |
9.40 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
35-9031 |
7,330 |
9.36 |
17,924 |
1.71 |
15,856 |
17,192 |
19,343 |
|   |
  |
  |
8.62 |
  |
7.62 |
8.27 |
9.30 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other |
35-9099 |
960 |
25.36 |
20,915 |
4.08 |
16,382 |
19,170 |
24,985 |
|   |
  |
  |
10.05 |
  |
7.87 |
9.22 |
12.02 |
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