Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 "Fast Food and Counter Workers" (35-3023) and "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers" (41-9091).

National estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Industry profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Geographic profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

National estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
254,650	1.4 %	$ 13.20	$ 27,460	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.30	$ 10.67	$ 12.46	$ 14.82	$ 18.22
Annual Wage (2)	$ 19,350	$ 22,200	$ 25,910	$ 30,830	$ 37,910

Industry profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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	61,860	6.57	$ 12.45	$ 25,890
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	54,120	3.53	$ 12.90	$ 26,820
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	42,570	0.76	$ 15.06	$ 31,330
Special Food Services	22,920	4.11	$ 13.46	$ 27,990
Traveler Accommodation	19,320	1.27	$ 13.60	$ 28,290

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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	61,860	6.57	$ 12.45	$ 25,890
Special Food Services	22,920	4.11	$ 13.46	$ 27,990
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	54,120	3.53	$ 12.90	$ 26,820
Rooming and Boarding Houses	160	1.58	$ 12.16	$ 25,300
Traveler Accommodation	19,320	1.27	$ 13.60	$ 28,290

Top paying industries for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation	210	0.10	$ 16.42	$ 34,150
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	110	0.03	$ 16.30	$ 33,900
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	1,570	0.59	$ 15.12	$ 31,450
Furniture Stores	70	0.04	$ 15.06	$ 31,330
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	42,570	0.76	$ 15.06	$ 31,330

Geographic profile for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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

States with the highest employment level in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	25,030	1.52	0.83	$ 16.58	$ 34,480
Florida	16,310	1.93	1.06	$ 11.49	$ 23,910
New York	15,000	1.73	0.94	$ 16.69	$ 34,720
Pennsylvania	14,720	2.67	1.46	$ 11.84	$ 24,620
Illinois	14,200	2.52	1.38	$ 12.69	$ 26,400

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota	10,750	3.97	2.17	$ 14.07	$ 29,270
New Jersey	12,690	3.35	1.83	$ 13.26	$ 27,580
Nebraska	3,120	3.31	1.81	$ 12.44	$ 25,880
North Dakota	1,270	3.18	1.74	$ 14.11	$ 29,340
Mississippi	3,270	3.04	1.66	$ 9.64	$ 20,050

Top paying states for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	790	1.15	0.63	$ 17.96	$ 37,350
Hawaii	900	1.56	0.85	$ 17.11	$ 35,600
New York	15,000	1.73	0.94	$ 16.69	$ 34,720
California	25,030	1.52	0.83	$ 16.58	$ 34,480
Arizona	5,180	1.83	1.00	$ 15.89	$ 33,050

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

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	18,100	2.05	1.12	$ 16.11	$ 33,500
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	10,790	2.47	1.35	$ 12.83	$ 26,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,100	3.01	1.64	$ 12.11	$ 25,190
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,020	1.38	0.75	$ 16.63	$ 34,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	6,270	3.39	1.85	$ 14.40	$ 29,950
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,580	2.15	1.17	$ 15.72	$ 32,700
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	4,410	1.89	1.03	$ 17.68	$ 36,780
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,340	1.44	0.78	$ 13.78	$ 28,670
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	3,840	2.98	1.63	$ 12.43	$ 25,860
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	3,680	1.75	0.95	$ 15.68	$ 32,610

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Servers, Nonrestaurant:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Dubuque, IA	340	6.11	3.34	$ 13.00	$ 27,040
Duluth, MN-WI	710	5.99	3.27	$ 14.13	$ 29,390
Grand Island, NE	210	5.43	2.97	$ 11.26	$ 23,420
Lebanon, PA	250	5.16	2.82	$ 12.06	$ 25,080
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	250	5.01	2.74	$ 13.71	$ 28,520
Bismarck, ND	340	5.00	2.73	$ 13.16	$ 27,380
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	1,350	4.62	2.52	$ 11.70	$ 24,330
Jackson, MS	1,140	4.52	2.47	$ 9.23	$ 19,190
Bloomington, IL	370	4.46	2.44	$ 11.70	$ 24,330
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	640	4.36	2.38	$ 12.09	$ 25,150