| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Mean wage |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
25th pct |
Median wage |
75th pct |
| Food Preparation and Serving-Related Occupations | 35-0000 | $20,762
$9.98 | $17,114
$8.23 | $22,586
$10.86 | $17,377
$8.35 | $18,890
$9.08 | $23,029
$11.07 |
| Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 35-2000 | $20,480
$9.85 | $17,106
$8.22 | $22,167
$10.66 | $17,491
$8.41 | $19,129
$9.20 | $23,112
$11.11 |
| Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 35-3000 | $20,084
$9.66 | $17,111
$8.23 | $21,571
$10.37 | $17,267
$8.30 | $18,669
$8.98 | $22,195
$10.67 |
| Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 35-9000 | $18,177
$8.74 | $17,125
$8.23 | $18,703
$8.99 | $17,036
$8.19 | $18,193
$8.75 | $19,365
$9.31 |
| Supervisors, Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1000 | $31,374
$15.08 | $21,065
$10.13 | $36,528
$17.56 | $23,205
$11.16 | $28,864
$13.88 | $37,250
$17.91 |
| Bartenders | 35-3011 | $21,376
$10.28 | $17,062
$8.20 | $23,533
$11.31 | $17,648
$8.48 | $19,576
$9.41 | $25,115
$12.07 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | $43,125
$20.73 | $28,267
$13.59 | $50,554
$24.30 | $30,713
$14.77 | $38,268
$18.40 | $50,355
$24.21 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | $17,981
$8.64 | $17,104
$8.22 | $18,420
$8.86 | $16,933
$8.14 | $18,004
$8.66 | $19,075
$9.17 |
| Cooks, All Other | 35-2019 | $22,251
$10.70 | $17,229
$8.28 | $24,761
$11.90 | $18,579
$8.93 | $21,713
$10.44 | $25,471
$12.25 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | $17,402
$8.37 | $17,067
$8.21 | $17,570
$8.45 | $16,792
$8.07 | $17,777
$8.55 | $18,761
$9.02 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 35-2012 | $21,489
$10.33 | $17,160
$8.25 | $23,654
$11.37 | $17,861
$8.59 | $19,983
$9.61 | $24,017
$11.55 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | $22,279
$10.71 | $17,191
$8.27 | $24,823
$11.93 | $18,452
$8.87 | $21,477
$10.33 | $26,104
$12.55 |
| Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | $20,993
$10.09 | $17,063
$8.20 | $22,957
$11.04 | $17,766
$8.54 | $20,108
$9.67 | $23,284
$11.19 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 35-3022 | $18,568
$8.93 | $17,221
$8.28 | $19,241
$9.25 | $17,083
$8.21 | $18,185
$8.74 | $19,288
$9.27 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | $17,636
$8.48 | $17,089
$8.22 | $17,909
$8.61 | $16,847
$8.10 | $17,866
$8.59 | $18,885
$9.08 |
| Dishwashers | 35-9021 | $18,946
$9.11 | $17,149
$8.24 | $19,845
$9.54 | $17,348
$8.34 | $18,793
$9.03 | $21,216
$10.20 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | $30,348
$14.59 | $20,597
$9.90 | $35,224
$16.93 | $22,766
$10.95 | $28,294
$13.60 | $36,241
$17.42 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 35-9099 | $22,053
$10.60 | $18,117
$8.71 | $24,020
$11.55 | $19,460
$9.36 | $21,657
$10.41 | $23,812
$11.45 |
| Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | $21,405
$10.29 | $17,128
$8.23 | $23,543
$11.32 | $18,116
$8.71 | $20,801
$10.00 | $24,425
$11.74 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 35-3041 | $18,082
$8.69 | $17,171
$8.26 | $18,538
$8.91 | $17,006
$8.18 | $18,074
$8.69 | $19,142
$9.20 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | $17,427
$8.38 | $17,135
$8.24 | $17,574
$8.45 | $16,874
$8.11 | $17,848
$8.58 | $18,823
$9.05 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | $22,640
$10.88 | $17,088
$8.22 | $25,416
$12.22 | $18,082
$8.69 | $21,355
$10.27 | $27,135
$13.05 |
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