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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Perform duties which combine preparing and serving food and nonalcoholic beverages.


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)
3,676,180 0.6 % $10.64 $22,140 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.27 $8.99 $10.22 $11.76 $13.77
Annual Wage (2) $17,210 $18,700 $21,250 $24,460 $28,640


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 2,991,520 27.98 $10.38 $21,590
Special Food Services 168,040 23.42 $11.40 $23,700
Elementary and Secondary Schools 150,710 1.76 $12.01 $24,990
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 106,010 3.63 $11.91 $24,780
Gasoline Stations 44,830 4.79 $10.45 $21,730

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 2,991,520 27.98 $10.38 $21,590
Special Food Services 168,040 23.42 $11.40 $23,700
Amusement Parks and Arcades 13,070 6.32 $10.39 $21,620
Gasoline Stations 44,830 4.79 $10.45 $21,730
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 106,010 3.63 $11.91 $24,780

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation 280 0.12 $23.93 $49,770
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 8,020 0.40 $16.28 $33,860
Plastics Product Manufacturing (8) (8) $14.42 $29,990
Furniture Stores 610 0.27 $14.21 $29,560
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 30 (7) $14.01 $29,140


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 406,630 23.91 0.94 $12.54 $26,080
Texas 389,740 32.17 1.27 $10.04 $20,880
Florida 226,370 26.30 1.04 $10.15 $21,120
New York 189,740 20.22 0.80 $12.24 $25,470
Ohio 160,070 29.55 1.16 $9.85 $20,490




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)
South Carolina 71,480 34.66 1.36 $9.09 $18,910
Kentucky 65,410 34.61 1.36 $9.21 $19,150
North Carolina 147,170 33.58 1.32 $9.48 $19,730
Texas 389,740 32.17 1.27 $10.04 $20,880
Alabama 62,030 31.91 1.26 $8.98 $18,680




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 8,650 12.14 0.48 $15.37 $31,960
Washington 80,590 24.73 0.97 $13.18 $27,410
Massachusetts 70,080 19.62 0.77 $12.91 $26,840
Vermont 6,040 19.79 0.78 $12.80 $26,620
Alaska 4,010 12.73 0.50 $12.59 $26,180





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 144,820 15.25 0.60 $12.19 $25,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 141,680 23.15 0.91 $12.21 $25,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 107,290 23.11 0.91 $10.90 $22,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 104,040 29.16 1.15 $10.48 $21,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 89,100 29.88 1.18 $9.91 $20,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 75,670 28.21 1.11 $9.37 $19,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 62,750 22.03 0.87 $10.64 $22,130
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 60,390 19.26 0.76 $12.17 $25,310
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 58,290 22.50 0.89 $10.19 $21,190
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 50,590 25.66 1.01 $10.41 $21,660




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Jacksonville, NC 3,540 75.30 2.96 $9.03 $18,780
Hinesville, GA 1,110 61.71 2.43 $8.78 $18,260
Florence, SC 4,490 51.92 2.04 $8.92 $18,550
Burlington, NC 3,130 51.24 2.02 $9.23 $19,210
Fayetteville, NC 6,450 49.99 1.97 $9.67 $20,110
Bay City, MI 1,660 49.89 1.96 $10.71 $22,270
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 2,170 49.51 1.95 $9.14 $19,020
Sherman-Denison, TX 2,220 49.36 1.94 $9.85 $20,490
Brunswick, GA 2,050 48.94 1.93 $9.33 $19,400
Muskegon, MI 3,060 47.99 1.89 $10.50 $21,830




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 49,220 20.35 0.80 $14.01 $29,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 42,020 21.17 0.83 $13.75 $28,600
Prescott, AZ 2,530 39.78 1.57 $13.16 $27,370
Napa, CA 1,550 20.58 0.81 $13.14 $27,330
El Centro, CA 1,160 19.81 0.78 $13.13 $27,300
Fairbanks, AK 380 10.64 0.42 $13.06 $27,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 20,160 18.01 0.71 $13.03 $27,090
Springfield, MA-CT 8,350 25.21 0.99 $12.93 $26,900
Wenatchee, WA 1,550 32.97 1.30 $12.88 $26,800
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 4,750 25.41 1.00 $12.87 $26,760

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 11,230 33.54 1.32 $9.83 $20,450
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 10,130 25.81 1.02 $9.32 $19,380
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 9,700 38.87 1.53 $8.90 $18,500
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 9,450 34.75 1.37 $9.19 $19,120
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 7,830 30.23 1.19 $9.07 $18,860

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 4,560 45.58 1.79 $8.70 $18,100
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,550 43.69 1.72 $9.41 $19,560
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 6,530 43.51 1.71 $9.13 $18,990
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 6,240 42.80 1.68 $9.30 $19,340
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,880 41.33 1.63 $9.32 $19,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 850 8.01 0.32 $13.67 $28,440
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 3,070 25.54 1.01 $13.57 $28,220
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 2,230 20.93 0.82 $13.09 $27,230
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 360 10.87 0.43 $12.93 $26,880
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 4,340 35.67 1.40 $12.82 $26,670


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019