Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-9021 Dishwashers

Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.

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)
504,770	1.0 %	$11.15	$23,190	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.62	$9.50	$10.93	$12.10	$14.15
Annual Wage (2)	$17,920	$19,750	$22,730	$25,160	$29,430

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	375,940	3.52	$10.91	$22,690
Special Food Services	33,360	4.65	$11.66	$24,250
Traveler Accommodation	30,340	1.52	$13.28	$27,620
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	10,540	0.81	$11.09	$23,060
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	9,790	1.05	$11.28	$23,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services	33,360	4.65	$11.66	$24,250
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	375,940	3.52	$10.91	$22,690
Rooming and Boarding Houses	420	3.51	$11.13	$23,150
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	6,080	1.55	$10.70	$22,260
Traveler Accommodation	30,340	1.52	$13.28	$27,620

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	2,070	0.04	$13.41	$27,890
Traveler Accommodation	30,340	1.52	$13.28	$27,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1,030	0.03	$13.27	$27,590
Furniture Stores	170	0.07	$12.98	$27,000
Other Schools and Instruction	30	0.01	$12.83	$26,690

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	81,580	4.80	1.38	$12.33	$25,650
Florida	39,250	4.56	1.31	$10.51	$21,850
New York	32,940	3.51	1.01	$12.70	$26,410
Texas	31,750	2.62	0.75	$10.31	$21,440
Pennsylvania	22,630	3.87	1.11	$10.10	$21,010

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)
Hawaii	4,480	6.98	2.00	$13.64	$28,370
Nevada	9,390	6.97	2.00	$12.97	$26,980
District of Columbia	4,190	5.88	1.69	$15.05	$31,310
Rhode Island	2,680	5.56	1.60	$12.16	$25,290
Montana	2,260	4.88	1.40	$10.28	$21,370

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	4,190	5.88	1.69	$15.05	$31,310
Hawaii	4,480	6.98	2.00	$13.64	$28,370
Massachusetts	15,020	4.21	1.21	$13.33	$27,730
Washington	12,520	3.84	1.10	$13.27	$27,610
Nevada	9,390	6.97	2.00	$12.97	$26,980

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	30,640	5.01	1.44	$11.90	$24,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	28,420	2.99	0.86	$12.79	$26,600
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	15,860	3.42	0.98	$11.48	$23,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	12,520	5.17	1.48	$14.02	$29,170
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,200	4.71	1.35	$10.35	$21,540
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11,990	3.82	1.10	$12.52	$26,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,630	3.85	1.11	$13.63	$28,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10,120	3.55	1.02	$10.63	$22,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,060	2.54	0.73	$10.24	$21,300
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,680	3.23	0.93	$9.52	$19,800