Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations | 35-0000 | $21,992 $10.57 | $17,144 $8.24 | $24,416 $11.74 | $17,738 $8.53 | $19,677 $9.46 | $24,535 $11.80 |
Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 35-2000 | $21,701 $10.43 | $17,173 $8.26 | $23,964 $11.52 | $17,972 $8.64 | $20,300 $9.76 | $24,299 $11.68 |
Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 35-3000 | $21,151 $10.17 | $17,124 $8.23 | $23,164 $11.14 | $17,465 $8.40 | $19,052 $9.16 | $23,518 $11.31 |
Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 35-9000 | $19,708 $9.48 | $17,151 $8.25 | $20,987 $10.09 | $17,444 $8.39 | $18,986 $9.13 | $22,171 $10.66 |
Supervisors, Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1000 | $31,089 $14.95 | $21,574 $10.37 | $35,846 $17.23 | $23,513 $11.30 | $28,482 $13.69 | $35,642 $17.14 |
Bartenders | 35-3011 | $23,146 $11.13 | $17,186 $8.26 | $26,126 $12.56 | $17,950 $8.63 | $20,541 $9.88 | $27,365 $13.16 |
Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | $42,406 $20.39 | $28,478 $13.69 | $49,369 $23.74 | $31,364 $15.08 | $35,909 $17.26 | $55,394 $26.63 |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | $18,687 $8.98 | $17,124 $8.23 | $19,469 $9.36 | $17,068 $8.21 | $18,261 $8.78 | $19,519 $9.38 |
Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | $18,450 $8.87 | $17,225 $8.28 | $19,063 $9.16 | $17,156 $8.25 | $18,324 $8.81 | $19,507 $9.38 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 35-2012 | $22,772 $10.95 | $17,149 $8.24 | $25,583 $12.30 | $18,161 $8.73 | $20,950 $10.07 | $25,020 $12.03 |
Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | $22,603 $10.87 | $17,273 $8.30 | $25,268 $12.15 | $18,591 $8.94 | $21,659 $10.41 | $26,035 $12.52 |
Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | $19,863 $9.55 | $17,016 $8.18 | $21,286 $10.23 | $17,191 $8.27 | $18,635 $8.96 | $22,521 $10.83 |
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 35-3022 | $20,771 $9.99 | $17,553 $8.44 | $22,381 $10.76 | $18,819 $9.05 | $21,055 $10.12 | $22,932 $11.02 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | $18,932 $9.10 | $17,154 $8.25 | $19,821 $9.53 | $17,139 $8.24 | $18,355 $8.82 | $19,730 $9.49 |
Dishwashers | 35-9021 | $19,699 $9.47 | $17,150 $8.25 | $20,974 $10.08 | $17,574 $8.45 | $19,253 $9.26 | $22,232 $10.69 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | $29,158 $14.02 | $20,903 $10.05 | $33,285 $16.00 | $22,933 $11.03 | $27,480 $13.21 | $33,652 $16.18 |
Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | $22,199 $10.67 | $17,257 $8.30 | $24,669 $11.86 | $18,600 $8.94 | $21,367 $10.27 | $25,071 $12.05 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 35-3041 | $18,345 $8.82 | $17,047 $8.20 | $18,994 $9.13 | $16,955 $8.15 | $18,048 $8.68 | $19,153 $9.21 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | $20,574 $9.89 | $17,143 $8.24 | $22,290 $10.72 | $17,667 $8.49 | $19,491 $9.37 | $23,494 $11.30 |
Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | $23,159 $11.13 | $17,129 $8.24 | $26,174 $12.58 | $17,949 $8.63 | $20,871 $10.03 | $27,849 $13.39 |
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