Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-3011 Bartenders

Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.

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)
631,480	0.9 %	$12.88	$26,780	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.47	$9.22	$10.84	$14.41	$20.30
Annual Wage (2)	$17,610	$19,180	$22,550	$29,980	$42,230

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	291,350	2.72	$13.43	$27,940
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	170,150	43.48	$12.13	$25,230
Traveler Accommodation	42,700	2.13	$14.69	$30,560
Civic and Social Organizations	40,150	10.46	$10.59	$22,030
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	26,450	2.02	$12.05	$25,070

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	170,150	43.48	$12.13	$25,230
Civic and Social Organizations	40,150	10.46	$10.59	$22,030
Beverage Manufacturing	11,640	4.48	$12.76	$26,540
Special Food Services	19,980	2.78	$13.62	$28,330
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	291,350	2.72	$13.43	$27,940

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	4,060	0.11	$14.88	$30,950
Traveler Accommodation	42,700	2.13	$14.69	$30,560
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	430	2.67	$14.33	$29,800
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	(8)	(8)	$14.00	$29,120
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	80	0.16	$13.99	$29,100

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	66,320	3.90	0.89	$14.83	$30,850
Florida	45,170	5.25	1.20	$12.52	$26,040
New York	44,370	4.73	1.08	$16.73	$34,800
Texas	42,410	3.50	0.80	$13.10	$27,240
Pennsylvania	33,150	5.67	1.30	$11.24	$23,380

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)
Nevada	15,050	11.17	2.56	$13.26	$27,590
Montana	4,580	9.89	2.27	$10.37	$21,570
North Dakota	4,110	9.88	2.26	$10.04	$20,880
Wisconsin	26,330	9.24	2.12	$10.93	$22,740
Wyoming	2,290	8.50	1.95	$10.60	$22,060

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	3,450	5.38	1.23	$26.47	$55,060
District of Columbia	5,130	7.20	1.65	$20.96	$43,600
Vermont	2,070	6.79	1.56	$17.65	$36,720
Washington	13,630	4.18	0.96	$17.02	$35,390
New York	44,370	4.73	1.08	$16.73	$34,800

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	40,180	4.23	0.97	$17.31	$36,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	22,680	3.71	0.85	$14.13	$29,380
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	18,570	4.00	0.92	$12.14	$25,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	15,280	5.54	1.27	$15.16	$31,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	13,440	4.72	1.08	$12.18	$25,340
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	12,110	12.27	2.81	$14.13	$29,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,910	4.00	0.92	$14.21	$29,560
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11,660	3.72	0.85	$16.14	$33,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	10,700	4.13	0.95	$12.88	$26,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10,620	2.98	0.68	$13.07	$27,180