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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
261,520 |
1.5 % |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.33 |
$9.00 |
$10.21 |
$12.22 |
$16.07 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,320 |
$18,720 |
$21,240 |
$25,410 |
$33,430 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
51,400 |
5.79 |
$10.23 |
$21,270 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
43,650 |
2.66 |
$10.73 |
$22,320 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
40,400 |
0.75 |
$12.97 |
$26,970 |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
33,420 |
0.32 |
$9.14 |
$19,010 |
Traveler Accommodation |
31,890 |
1.66 |
$12.50 |
$25,990 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
24,830 |
1.55 |
0.83 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
Texas |
20,980 |
1.79 |
0.96 |
$9.44 |
$19,630 |
New York |
16,540 |
1.82 |
0.98 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
Ohio |
14,530 |
2.72 |
1.46 |
$10.26 |
$21,350 |
Florida |
13,840 |
1.68 |
0.90 |
$10.87 |
$22,610 |
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) |
New Mexico |
2,960 |
3.68 |
1.97 |
$9.14 |
$19,020 |
Hawaii |
2,220 |
3.50 |
1.88 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
Colorado |
7,410 |
2.96 |
1.59 |
$11.13 |
$23,150 |
New Jersey |
11,600 |
2.93 |
1.57 |
$11.54 |
$24,010 |
Oklahoma |
4,530 |
2.86 |
1.53 |
$9.71 |
$20,190 |
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 |
1,650 |
2.35 |
1.26 |
$15.65 |
$32,540 |
California |
24,830 |
1.55 |
0.83 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
New York |
16,540 |
1.82 |
0.98 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
Hawaii |
2,220 |
3.50 |
1.88 |
$14.38 |
$29,910 |
Connecticut |
3,510 |
2.11 |
1.13 |
$13.37 |
$27,800 |
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
13,250 |
2.01 |
1.08 |
$14.60 |
$30,370 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
8,200 |
2.25 |
1.21 |
$11.20 |
$23,290 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
6,650 |
1.57 |
0.85 |
$14.63 |
$30,440 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
4,570 |
1.88 |
1.01 |
$9.79 |
$20,350 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,370 |
2.26 |
1.21 |
$10.17 |
$21,150 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
4,300 |
1.73 |
0.93 |
$12.76 |
$26,540 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,220 |
1.44 |
0.77 |
$9.69 |
$20,150 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
4,190 |
2.19 |
1.18 |
$12.84 |
$26,700 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
4,050 |
2.86 |
1.54 |
$11.36 |
$23,640 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
3,380 |
2.51 |
1.35 |
$10.51 |
$21,860 |
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