Total all industries |  
CWIA |  
|   |  
Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations |  
 
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 
35-0000 | 
20,787 | 
  1.43       | 
17,514 | 
22,423 | 
17,565 | 
19,023 | 
22,441 | 
 
| hourly | 9.99 | 
  | 
8.43 | 
10.78 | 
8.45 | 
9.15 | 
10.79 | 
 
| Bartenders | 
35-3011 | 
21,414 | 
  5.22       | 
17,690 | 
23,276 | 
17,727 | 
19,299 | 
24,756 | 
 
| hourly | 10.30 | 
  | 
8.51 | 
11.19 | 
8.53 | 
9.28 | 
11.90 | 
 
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 
35-1011 | 
42,806 | 
  5.05       | 
29,727 | 
49,344 | 
33,745 | 
41,704 | 
47,937 | 
 
| hourly | 20.58 | 
  | 
14.30 | 
23.73 | 
16.22 | 
20.05 | 
23.05 | 
 
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 
35-3021 | 
18,443 | 
  1.49       | 
17,536 | 
18,898 | 
17,231 | 
18,346 | 
19,460 | 
 
| hourly | 8.86 | 
  | 
8.44 | 
9.09 | 
8.28 | 
8.82 | 
9.35 | 
 
| Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 
35-2000 | 
20,872 | 
  1.94       | 
17,434 | 
22,591 | 
17,950 | 
19,878 | 
23,164 | 
 
| hourly | 10.03 | 
  | 
8.38 | 
10.86 | 
8.63 | 
9.55 | 
11.13 | 
 
| Cooks, All Other | 
35-2019 | 
17,794 | 
  5.62       | 
17,383 | 
18,000 | 
17,048 | 
18,016 | 
18,983 | 
 
| hourly | 8.56 | 
  | 
8.35 | 
8.65 | 
8.20 | 
8.66 | 
9.13 | 
 
| Cooks, Fast Food | 
35-2011 | 
18,660 | 
  2.95       | 
17,544 | 
19,219 | 
17,351 | 
18,583 | 
19,868 | 
 
| hourly | 8.97 | 
  | 
8.44 | 
9.24 | 
8.34 | 
8.93 | 
9.55 | 
 
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 
35-2012 | 
22,727 | 
  3.76       | 
17,258 | 
25,462 | 
18,325 | 
21,388 | 
25,401 | 
 
| hourly | 10.93 | 
  | 
8.29 | 
12.24 | 
8.81 | 
10.29 | 
12.21 | 
 
| Cooks, Restaurant | 
35-2014 | 
21,430 | 
  2.75       | 
17,386 | 
23,452 | 
18,252 | 
20,845 | 
24,066 | 
 
| hourly | 10.31 | 
  | 
8.36 | 
11.27 | 
8.77 | 
10.02 | 
11.57 | 
 
| Cooks, Short Order | 
35-2015 | 
21,737 | 
  7.59       | 
17,328 | 
23,941 | 
18,362 | 
20,752 | 
23,317 | 
 
| hourly | 10.45 | 
  | 
8.33 | 
11.51 | 
8.83 | 
9.98 | 
11.21 | 
 
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 
35-3022 | 
18,930 | 
  2.97       | 
17,624 | 
19,583 | 
17,283 | 
18,417 | 
19,552 | 
 
| hourly | 9.10 | 
  | 
8.48 | 
9.41 | 
8.31 | 
8.85 | 
9.40 | 
 
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 
35-9011 | 
18,282 | 
  1.89       | 
17,657 | 
18,594 | 
17,237 | 
18,310 | 
19,384 | 
 
| hourly | 8.79 | 
  | 
8.49 | 
8.94 | 
8.28 | 
8.80 | 
9.32 | 
 
| Dishwashers | 
35-9021 | 
18,646 | 
  2.33       | 
17,365 | 
19,287 | 
17,328 | 
18,609 | 
20,136 | 
 
| hourly | 8.96 | 
  | 
8.34 | 
9.27 | 
8.33 | 
8.94 | 
9.68 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 
35-1012 | 
30,726 | 
  3.16       | 
19,983 | 
36,097 | 
22,214 | 
29,275 | 
36,896 | 
 
| hourly | 14.77 | 
  | 
9.61 | 
17.36 | 
10.68 | 
14.07 | 
17.74 | 
 
| Food Preparation Workers | 
35-2021 | 
21,478 | 
  2.85       | 
17,430 | 
23,502 | 
18,810 | 
21,406 | 
23,587 | 
 
| hourly | 10.33 | 
  | 
8.38 | 
11.29 | 
9.05 | 
10.29 | 
11.34 | 
 
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 
35-9099 | 
19,045 | 
  5.04       | 
17,693 | 
19,720 | 
17,347 | 
18,519 | 
19,705 | 
 
| hourly | 9.16 | 
  | 
8.51 | 
9.48 | 
8.34 | 
8.90 | 
9.47 | 
 
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 
35-3041 | 
18,087 | 
  3.19       | 
17,250 | 
18,506 | 
17,050 | 
18,093 | 
19,136 | 
 
| hourly | 8.70 | 
  | 
8.29 | 
8.89 | 
8.20 | 
8.70 | 
9.20 | 
 
| Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 
35-3000 | 
19,697 | 
  2.15       | 
17,547 | 
20,772 | 
17,374 | 
18,629 | 
20,033 | 
 
| hourly | 9.47 | 
  | 
8.44 | 
9.98 | 
8.35 | 
8.95 | 
9.64 | 
 
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 
35-9031 | 
17,951 | 
  2.42       | 
17,456 | 
18,198 | 
17,112 | 
18,121 | 
19,131 | 
 
| hourly | 8.63 | 
  | 
8.39 | 
8.75 | 
8.23 | 
8.71 | 
9.20 | 
 
| Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 
35-9000 | 
18,325 | 
  1.33       | 
17,468 | 
18,754 | 
17,221 | 
18,346 | 
19,471 | 
 
| hourly | 8.81 | 
  | 
8.39 | 
9.02 | 
8.28 | 
8.82 | 
9.36 | 
 
 
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