Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
35-9021 Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
National estimates for Dishwashers
Industry profile for Dishwashers
Geographic profile for Dishwashers
National estimates for Dishwashers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Dishwashers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 431,840 |
1.0 % |
$ 14.21 |
$ 29,560 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.42 |
$ 11.99 |
$ 13.98 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 17.48 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,670 |
$ 24,940 |
$ 29,080 |
$ 33,710 |
$ 36,350 |
Industry profile for Dishwashers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Dishwashers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
327,530 |
3.15 |
$ 14.02 |
$ 29,170 |
| Special Food Services |
22,930 |
3.60 |
$ 14.92 |
$ 31,020 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
17,810 |
1.06 |
$ 16.85 |
$ 35,050 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
10,340 |
0.82 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 29,230 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
9,170 |
1.04 |
$ 14.41 |
$ 29,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dishwashers:
Top paying industries for Dishwashers:
Geographic profile for Dishwashers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Dishwashers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Dishwashers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
60,460 |
3.43 |
1.17 |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,970 |
| Florida |
40,540 |
4.40 |
1.51 |
$ 12.99 |
$ 27,020 |
| Texas |
34,830 |
2.68 |
0.92 |
$ 12.62 |
$ 26,240 |
| New York |
27,870 |
3.06 |
1.05 |
$ 17.23 |
$ 35,840 |
| Pennsylvania |
16,990 |
2.92 |
1.00 |
$ 12.69 |
$ 26,400 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
3,910 |
6.57 |
2.25 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,460 |
| Nevada |
8,930 |
6.32 |
2.17 |
$ 14.53 |
$ 30,230 |
| District of Columbia |
3,640 |
5.28 |
1.81 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,630 |
| Florida |
40,540 |
4.40 |
1.51 |
$ 12.99 |
$ 27,020 |
| Rhode Island |
2,040 |
4.26 |
1.46 |
$ 14.73 |
$ 30,630 |
Top paying states for Dishwashers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
11,070 |
3.25 |
1.11 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,370 |
| District of Columbia |
3,640 |
5.28 |
1.81 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,630 |
| New York |
27,870 |
3.06 |
1.05 |
$ 17.23 |
$ 35,840 |
| California |
60,460 |
3.43 |
1.17 |
$ 16.81 |
$ 34,970 |
| Massachusetts |
11,470 |
3.22 |
1.10 |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,550 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Dishwashers:
| 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 |
23,600 |
2.57 |
0.88 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,020 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
21,600 |
3.54 |
1.21 |
$ 16.52 |
$ 34,350 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
13,100 |
4.99 |
1.71 |
$ 13.02 |
$ 27,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,510 |
2.61 |
0.89 |
$ 14.71 |
$ 30,600 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,590 |
2.78 |
0.95 |
$ 13.36 |
$ 27,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,760 |
3.22 |
1.10 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,710 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,050 |
2.96 |
1.01 |
$ 12.74 |
$ 26,490 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
8,440 |
3.53 |
1.21 |
$ 18.87 |
$ 39,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,420 |
3.11 |
1.07 |
$ 16.80 |
$ 34,950 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,570 |
2.73 |
0.94 |
$ 13.82 |
$ 28,740 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
740 |
10.12 |
3.46 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,770 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
660 |
8.50 |
2.91 |
$ 12.30 |
$ 25,590 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
7,570 |
7.39 |
2.53 |
$ 14.72 |
$ 30,620 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
830 |
7.00 |
2.40 |
$ 12.56 |
$ 26,110 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,200 |
6.96 |
2.38 |
$ 11.86 |
$ 24,660 |
| North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
2,110 |
6.80 |
2.33 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 27,060 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
1,060 |
6.76 |
2.32 |
$ 14.25 |
$ 29,640 |
| Napa, CA |
480 |
6.48 |
2.22 |
$ 17.79 |
$ 36,990 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
330 |
6.36 |
2.18 |
$ 12.45 |
$ 25,900 |
| The Villages, FL |
230 |
6.35 |
2.18 |
$ 12.40 |
$ 25,780 |
United States Department of Labor
