| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations | 35-0000 | 9,520 | $20,234
$9.73 | $17,310
$8.32 | $21,695
$10.43 | $17,262
$8.30 | $18,592
$8.94 | $21,342
$10.26 |
| Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 35-2000 | 2,670 | $20,194
$9.71 | $17,344
$8.34 | $21,619
$10.39 | $17,599
$8.46 | $19,231
$9.25 | $22,612
$10.87 |
| Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 35-3000 | 4,930 | $19,078
$9.17 | $17,295
$8.31 | $19,970
$9.60 | $17,053
$8.20 | $18,187
$8.74 | $19,333
$9.29 |
| Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 35-9000 | 980 | $17,965
$8.64 | $17,316
$8.32 | $18,290
$8.79 | $16,949
$8.15 | $17,974
$8.64 | $18,998
$9.13 |
| Supervisors, Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1000 | 940 | $28,783
$13.84 | $19,152
$9.21 | $33,598
$16.15 | $20,779
$9.99 | $26,473
$12.73 | $34,638
$16.65 |
| Bartenders | 35-3011 | 250 | $21,644
$10.41 | $17,370
$8.35 | $23,780
$11.43 | $17,260
$8.30 | $18,509
$8.90 | $20,029
$9.63 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | | $28,270
$13.59 | $20,227
$9.72 | $32,291
$15.52 | $22,659
$10.89 | $27,202
$13.08 | $30,292
$14.56 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | 1,960 | $17,791
$8.55 | $17,302
$8.32 | $18,035
$8.67 | $16,941
$8.14 | $17,940
$8.62 | $18,939
$9.11 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | 470 | $17,965
$8.64 | $17,292
$8.31 | $18,302
$8.80 | $17,040
$8.19 | $18,129
$8.72 | $19,218
$9.24 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 35-2012 | 380 | $20,986
$10.09 | $17,498
$8.41 | $22,730
$10.93 | $17,939
$8.62 | $19,738
$9.49 | $23,286
$11.20 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | 930 | $20,295
$9.76 | $17,289
$8.31 | $21,798
$10.48 | $17,722
$8.52 | $19,696
$9.47 | $22,949
$11.03 |
| Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | 200 | $21,774
$10.47 | $17,259
$8.30 | $24,032
$11.55 | $18,032
$8.67 | $20,666
$9.94 | $24,401
$11.73 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 35-3022 | | $17,497
$8.41 | $17,381
$8.36 | $17,556
$8.44 | $16,996
$8.17 | $17,947
$8.63 | $18,899
$9.09 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | 210 | $18,584
$8.93 | $17,416
$8.37 | $19,168
$9.22 | $17,117
$8.23 | $18,193
$8.75 | $19,272
$9.27 |
| Dishwashers | 35-9021 | 510 | $17,788
$8.55 | $17,279
$8.31 | $18,043
$8.67 | $16,906
$8.13 | $17,933
$8.62 | $18,961
$9.12 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | 860 | $28,831
$13.86 | $19,099
$9.18 | $33,697
$16.20 | $20,669
$9.94 | $26,332
$12.66 | $35,055
$16.85 |
| Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | 680 | $20,693
$9.95 | $17,421
$8.38 | $22,329
$10.74 | $17,773
$8.54 | $19,518
$9.38 | $23,286
$11.20 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 35-3041 | 190 | $18,402
$8.85 | $17,308
$8.32 | $18,949
$9.11 | $17,138
$8.24 | $18,271
$8.78 | $19,412
$9.33 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | 260 | $17,792
$8.55 | $17,319
$8.33 | $18,029
$8.67 | $16,900
$8.12 | $17,875
$8.59 | $18,850
$9.06 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | 2,210 | $20,210
$9.72 | $17,265
$8.30 | $21,683
$10.42 | $17,162
$8.25 | $18,471
$8.88 | $21,484
$10.33 |
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