These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry divisions in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia.
Click on the SOC Code Number to view that occupation's definition, additional wage estimates, and relative standard error (RSE) estimates.
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Wage Estimates |
| SOC Code Number |
Occupation Title |
Employment |
Median Hourly |
Mean Hourly |
Mean Annual (1)
|
Mean RSE |
| 35-0000 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
9,955,060 |
$6.81 |
$7.72 |
$16,070 |
0.3 % |
| 35-1011
|
Chefs and Head Cooks |
122,860 |
$12.07 |
$13.73 |
$28,550 |
1.9 % |
| 35-1012
|
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
624,180 |
$10.91 |
$11.83 |
$24,600 |
0.7 % |
| 35-2011
|
Cooks, Fast Food |
527,500 |
$6.53 |
$6.78 |
$14,100 |
0.8 % |
| 35-2012
|
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria |
414,100 |
$8.22 |
$8.68 |
$18,060 |
0.4 % |
| 35-2014
|
Cooks, Restaurant |
642,060 |
$8.72 |
$9.08 |
$18,880 |
0.9 % |
| 35-2015
|
Cooks, Short Order |
192,030 |
$7.55 |
$7.92 |
$16,480 |
0.9 % |
| 35-2021
|
Food Preparation Workers |
847,810 |
$7.38 |
$7.78 |
$16,180 |
0.6 % |
| 35-3011
|
Bartenders |
379,990 |
$6.86 |
$7.77 |
$16,150 |
1.1 % |
| 35-3021
|
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food |
2,159,940 |
$6.52 |
$6.84 |
$14,240 |
0.5 % |
| 35-3022
|
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop |
445,480 |
$6.72 |
$7.23 |
$15,030 |
0.8 % |
| 35-3031
|
Waiters and Waitresses |
2,008,760 |
$6.42 |
$7.09 |
$14,750 |
0.7 % |
| 35-3041
|
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant |
199,600 |
$7.07 |
$7.77 |
$16,170 |
1.2 % |
| 35-9011
|
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers |
435,500 |
$6.53 |
$6.95 |
$14,460 |
0.7 % |
| 35-9021
|
Dishwashers |
505,500 |
$6.69 |
$7.00 |
$14,560 |
0.6 % |
| 35-9031
|
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop |
312,390 |
$6.95 |
$7.32 |
$15,230 |
0.6 % |
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) 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 mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
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.
