Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
964,400	0.6 %	$17.40	$36,190	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$10.48	$12.35	$15.60	$21.18	$27.54
Annual Wage (2)	$21,800	$25,690	$32,450	$44,050	$57,290

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	721,170	6.74	$16.80	$34,950
Special Food Services	36,990	5.16	$19.39	$40,330
Elementary and Secondary Schools	35,070	0.41	$17.35	$36,080
Traveler Accommodation	28,900	1.45	$20.40	$42,430
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	26,840	0.92	$19.16	$39,840

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	721,170	6.74	$16.80	$34,950
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	20,910	5.34	$17.89	$37,220
Special Food Services	36,990	5.16	$19.39	$40,330
Traveler Accommodation	28,900	1.45	$20.40	$42,430
Gambling Industries	2,960	1.26	$19.02	$39,560

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	360	0.02	$36.93	$76,810
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	50	0.02	$26.69	$55,510
Home Furnishings Stores	30	0.01	$26.13	$54,360
Other Personal Services	50	0.01	$24.71	$51,390
Furniture Stores	150	0.07	$24.29	$50,530

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	93,570	5.50	0.83	$17.90	$37,230
Texas	84,060	6.94	1.04	$18.95	$39,420
Florida	67,690	7.86	1.18	$18.53	$38,540
New York	47,640	5.08	0.76	$19.96	$41,510
Ohio	39,220	7.24	1.09	$15.89	$33,050

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Arkansas	12,190	10.07	1.51	$14.17	$29,470
Oklahoma	15,500	9.72	1.46	$14.04	$29,190
Hawaii	5,850	9.11	1.37	$20.35	$42,330
New Mexico	7,360	9.07	1.36	$14.44	$30,030
Alabama	17,190	8.84	1.33	$15.19	$31,600

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	3,590	5.04	0.76	$22.61	$47,020
New Jersey	20,170	4.98	0.75	$21.21	$44,120
Vermont	1,480	4.85	0.73	$20.89	$43,460
Rhode Island	3,470	7.19	1.08	$20.47	$42,590
Hawaii	5,850	9.11	1.37	$20.35	$42,330

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	44,240	4.66	0.70	$21.38	$44,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	33,750	5.52	0.83	$17.21	$35,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	23,150	6.49	0.97	$18.24	$37,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	21,740	4.68	0.70	$15.98	$33,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	19,710	6.61	0.99	$20.04	$41,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	19,630	6.26	0.94	$20.44	$42,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	19,350	7.21	1.08	$14.61	$30,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	18,870	7.28	1.09	$19.12	$39,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	16,770	5.89	0.88	$21.32	$44,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	15,140	7.37	1.11	$17.19	$35,760