| Occupations |
Estimated Employment |
Mid-Wage |
Average Wage |
Entry Level Wage |
Wage |
Range |
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS |
16,610 |
20,649 |
23,445 |
17,650 |
16,803 |
34,014 |
|   |
9.93 |
11.27 |
8.49 |
8.08 |
16.35 |
| Bartenders |
900 |
19,068 |
21,343 |
17,334 |
16,813 |
31,005 |
|   |
9.17 |
10.26 |
8.34 |
8.08 |
14.91 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
150 |
48,552 |
56,979 |
34,126 |
29,821 |
96,492 |
|   |
23.34 |
27.39 |
16.41 |
14.33 |
46.39 |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
2,420 |
18,976 |
19,609 |
17,905 |
16,874 |
23,924 |
|   |
9.12 |
9.43 |
8.61 |
8.11 |
11.50 |
| Cooks, All Other |
N/A |
23,894 |
23,832 |
20,241 |
18,537 |
30,260 |
|   |
11.49 |
11.46 |
9.73 |
8.91 |
14.55 |
| Cooks, Fast Food |
1,240 |
19,292 |
20,394 |
17,905 |
16,609 |
25,832 |
|   |
9.27 |
9.80 |
8.61 |
7.99 |
12.42 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
800 |
25,506 |
26,077 |
19,721 |
17,446 |
34,035 |
|   |
12.26 |
12.54 |
9.48 |
8.39 |
16.36 |
| Cooks, Restaurant |
1,020 |
27,607 |
27,893 |
22,435 |
21,425 |
34,820 |
|   |
13.27 |
13.41 |
10.78 |
10.30 |
16.74 |
| Cooks, Short Order |
120 |
24,404 |
25,250 |
22,220 |
20,884 |
32,168 |
|   |
11.73 |
12.14 |
10.68 |
10.04 |
15.47 |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
860 |
20,119 |
21,414 |
17,589 |
16,395 |
29,209 |
|   |
9.67 |
10.29 |
8.46 |
7.89 |
14.05 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
1,090 |
17,303 |
18,976 |
16,854 |
16,783 |
23,863 |
|   |
8.31 |
9.12 |
8.10 |
8.07 |
11.48 |
| Dishwashers |
930 |
19,894 |
20,241 |
18,150 |
16,925 |
24,618 |
|   |
9.56 |
9.73 |
8.72 |
8.13 |
11.83 |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
1,080 |
37,054 |
39,717 |
27,893 |
26,352 |
60,050 |
|   |
17.81 |
19.09 |
13.41 |
12.67 |
28.87 |
| Food Preparation Workers |
1,540 |
22,312 |
23,863 |
18,395 |
17,487 |
32,820 |
|   |
10.72 |
11.48 |
8.85 |
8.41 |
15.78 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
240 |
23,312 |
23,455 |
18,864 |
17,456 |
30,709 |
|   |
11.20 |
11.27 |
9.07 |
8.40 |
14.76 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
580 |
20,435 |
21,374 |
17,589 |
16,813 |
28,750 |
|   |
9.82 |
10.27 |
8.46 |
8.08 |
13.82 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
3,400 |
19,374 |
22,108 |
16,803 |
16,772 |
35,810 |
|   |
9.31 |
10.63 |
8.08 |
8.06 |
17.22 |
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