| Occupation |
Occ. code |
Est. empl. |
Empl %RSE |
Mean wage |
Mean %RSE |
Entry wage |
Exp. wage |
10th pct |
Median wage |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 35-0000 | 177,090 | 1.45 | 28,534
13.72 | 0.83 | 23,243
11.17 | 31,180
14.99 | 22,325
10.73 | 25,235
12.13 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | 1,700 | 11.13 | 58,592
28.17 | 2.50 | 39,438
18.96 | 68,168
32.77 | 35,589
17.11 | 57,272
27.53 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | 16,380 | 6.05 | 39,375
18.93 | 2.10 | 26,743
12.86 | 45,691
21.97 | 24,824
11.93 | 35,041
16.85 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | 8,270 | 16.49 | 25,986
12.49 | 1.82 | 23,955
11.52 | 27,001
12.98 | 22,761
10.94 | 25,246
12.14 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 35-2012 | 4,240 | 6.20 | 34,950
16.80 | 1.55 | 27,015
12.99 | 38,918
18.71 | 25,052
12.04 | 34,092
16.39 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | 11,960 | 8.30 | 30,286
14.56 | 2.07 | 24,180
11.63 | 33,338
16.03 | 23,203
11.16 | 28,829
13.86 |
| Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | 2,160 | 15.02 | 29,542
14.20 | 2.77 | 23,864
11.47 | 32,381
15.57 | 22,995
11.06 | 27,981
13.45 |
| Cooks, All Other | 35-2019 | 560 | 15.04 | 31,563
15.17 | 2.10 | 25,965
12.48 | 34,362
16.52 | 23,969
11.52 | 30,836
14.83 |
| Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | 14,800 | 10.30 | 27,677
13.31 | 1.45 | 23,441
11.27 | 29,795
14.32 | 22,336
10.74 | 26,433
12.71 |
| Bartenders | 35-3011 | 5,960 | 7.31 | 27,136
13.05 | 2.83 | 22,325
10.73 | 29,541
14.20 | 21,809
10.49 | 23,375
11.24 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 35-3023 | 50,010 | 5.84 | 26,034
12.52 | 1.07 | 23,455
11.28 | 27,323
13.14 | 22,330
10.74 | 24,648
11.85 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | 31,330 | 6.02 | 26,622
12.80 | 2.55 | 22,248
10.70 | 28,808
13.85 | 21,809
10.49 | 23,492
11.29 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 35-3041 | 6,040 | 10.27 | 26,714
12.84 | 1.35 | 23,435
11.27 | 28,353
13.63 | 22,332
10.74 | 25,144
12.09 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | 8,410 | 7.38 | 27,852
13.39 | 1.80 | 23,025
11.07 | 30,266
14.55 | 22,252
10.70 | 24,900
11.97 |
| Dishwashers | 35-9021 | 7,890 | 8.88 | 25,647
12.33 | 1.13 | 23,344
11.22 | 26,799
12.88 | 22,325
10.73 | 24,579
11.82 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | 5,070 | 9.05 | 25,762
12.39 | 1.28 | 23,586
11.34 | 26,850
12.91 | 22,354
10.75 | 24,639
11.85 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 35-9099 | 2,310 | 22.68 | 28,481
13.69 | 3.49 | 23,616
11.35 | 30,913
14.86 | 22,726
10.93 | 27,085
13.02 |
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