Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars. Excludes "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers" (41-9091) and "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop" (35-3022).

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)
277,580	1.4 %	$12.54	$26,080	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.90	$10.00	$11.74	$14.08	$17.56
Annual Wage (2)	$18,510	$20,800	$24,430	$29,280	$36,530

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)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	62,280	6.58	$11.64	$24,210
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	52,420	3.27	$12.19	$25,350
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,810	0.78	$14.41	$29,980
Special Food Services	30,280	4.12	$12.84	$26,700
Traveler Accommodation	28,250	1.38	$12.99	$27,020

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	62,280	6.58	$11.64	$24,210
Special Food Services	30,280	4.12	$12.84	$26,700
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	52,420	3.27	$12.19	$25,350
Rooming and Boarding Houses	320	2.71	$11.33	$23,570
Traveler Accommodation	28,250	1.38	$12.99	$27,020

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Insurance Carriers	(8)	(8)	$15.69	$32,640
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	100	0.02	$15.43	$32,100
Furniture Stores	70	0.03	$14.60	$30,370
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,540	0.58	$14.51	$30,170
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	43,810	0.78	$14.41	$29,980

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	25,560	1.47	0.78	$15.46	$32,160
Florida	19,220	2.19	1.16	$11.09	$23,070
Texas	17,680	1.42	0.75	$10.88	$22,630
New York	15,930	1.67	0.89	$16.32	$33,940
Illinois	15,460	2.57	1.36	$12.08	$25,130

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)
Mississippi	3,990	3.53	1.87	$9.67	$20,110
Minnesota	9,950	3.46	1.83	$13.51	$28,110
New Jersey	13,840	3.38	1.79	$12.54	$26,090
North Dakota	1,220	2.89	1.53	$13.64	$28,360
Nebraska	2,730	2.78	1.47	$12.02	$25,000

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	910	1.43	0.76	$17.85	$37,120
District of Columbia	1,290	1.78	0.94	$16.78	$34,890
New York	15,930	1.67	0.89	$16.32	$33,940
Alaska	230	0.73	0.39	$16.05	$33,380
Arizona	4,910	1.71	0.91	$15.72	$32,690

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	20,060	2.08	1.10	$15.55	$32,330
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,920	2.55	1.35	$12.28	$25,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,780	1.41	0.74	$15.53	$32,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,940	2.76	1.46	$11.44	$23,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6,500	1.78	0.94	$11.01	$22,890
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	5,590	2.84	1.50	$13.78	$28,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,500	1.96	1.04	$15.01	$31,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,820	1.52	0.80	$13.43	$27,930
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,640	1.76	0.93	$11.56	$24,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,350	1.76	0.93	$16.92	$35,200