| Occupations |
Estimated Employment |
Mid-Wage |
Average Wage |
Entry Level Wage |
Wage |
Range |
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS |
21,260 |
20,629 |
24,108 |
17,854 |
16,895 |
36,177 |
|   |
9.92 |
11.59 |
8.58 |
8.12 |
17.39 |
| Bartenders |
900 |
19,068 |
23,128 |
17,191 |
16,813 |
39,146 |
|   |
9.16 |
11.12 |
8.26 |
8.08 |
18.82 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
200 |
53,970 |
59,979 |
37,881 |
30,841 |
98,217 |
|   |
25.94 |
28.83 |
18.21 |
14.82 |
47.22 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
3,050 |
19,354 |
20,833 |
18,119 |
16,976 |
27,250 |
|   |
9.30 |
10.02 |
8.71 |
8.16 |
13.10 |
| Cooks, All Other |
40 |
19,170 |
23,057 |
16,813 |
16,793 |
33,106 |
|   |
9.21 |
11.08 |
8.08 |
8.07 |
15.92 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
1,090 |
20,486 |
22,231 |
17,884 |
16,936 |
30,984 |
|   |
9.85 |
10.69 |
8.60 |
8.14 |
14.90 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
620 |
34,626 |
35,524 |
25,250 |
22,751 |
50,970 |
|   |
16.65 |
17.08 |
12.14 |
10.94 |
24.51 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
1,060 |
29,484 |
30,709 |
22,251 |
20,506 |
45,910 |
|   |
14.18 |
14.76 |
10.69 |
9.86 |
22.07 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
540 |
26,975 |
25,883 |
19,833 |
18,507 |
32,178 |
|   |
12.97 |
12.45 |
9.54 |
8.90 |
15.47 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
2,670 |
19,517 |
19,996 |
18,405 |
17,089 |
24,240 |
|   |
9.39 |
9.61 |
8.86 |
8.21 |
11.66 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
570 |
18,864 |
20,680 |
17,150 |
16,915 |
26,403 |
|   |
9.07 |
9.95 |
8.24 |
8.13 |
12.69 |
| Dishwashers |
870 |
19,547 |
20,455 |
18,374 |
17,068 |
25,557 |
|   |
9.40 |
9.83 |
8.84 |
8.20 |
12.29 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
1,310 |
37,391 |
38,411 |
25,006 |
20,853 |
55,857 |
|   |
17.98 |
18.47 |
12.03 |
10.02 |
26.85 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
2,690 |
23,302 |
24,751 |
18,690 |
17,701 |
34,004 |
|   |
11.20 |
11.90 |
8.99 |
8.51 |
16.35 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
410 |
27,291 |
27,495 |
20,445 |
18,486 |
37,799 |
|   |
13.12 |
13.22 |
9.82 |
8.89 |
18.17 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
420 |
20,425 |
22,261 |
17,966 |
16,956 |
31,525 |
|   |
9.82 |
10.70 |
8.63 |
8.15 |
15.15 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
4,740 |
18,731 |
21,098 |
16,660 |
16,242 |
29,709 |
|   |
9.01 |
10.14 |
8.01 |
7.80 |
14.28 |
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