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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
35-9021 Dishwashers
Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
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) |
506,450 |
1.0 % |
$10.22 |
$21,260 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.32 |
$8.97 |
$10.00 |
$11.17 |
$12.40 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,310 |
$18,660 |
$20,800 |
$23,240 |
$25,800 |
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) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
376,130 |
3.66 |
$9.97 |
$20,740 |
Special Food Services |
32,140 |
4.70 |
$10.56 |
$21,960 |
Traveler Accommodation |
30,860 |
1.61 |
$12.42 |
$25,830 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
11,440 |
0.93 |
$10.21 |
$21,240 |
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
8,990 |
1.01 |
$10.40 |
$21,630 |
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.
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 |
86,200 |
5.40 |
1.50 |
$11.15 |
$23,190 |
Florida |
36,330 |
4.42 |
1.22 |
$9.94 |
$20,680 |
Texas |
35,240 |
3.00 |
0.83 |
$9.53 |
$19,830 |
New York |
34,320 |
3.77 |
1.05 |
$11.09 |
$23,060 |
Pennsylvania |
20,400 |
3.55 |
0.98 |
$9.50 |
$19,760 |
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) |
Nevada |
10,450 |
8.22 |
2.28 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
Hawaii |
4,050 |
6.41 |
1.78 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
District of Columbia |
4,330 |
6.17 |
1.71 |
$12.76 |
$26,540 |
California |
86,200 |
5.40 |
1.50 |
$11.15 |
$23,190 |
Alaska |
1,670 |
5.17 |
1.43 |
$11.06 |
$23,010 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
4,050 |
6.41 |
1.78 |
$12.79 |
$26,610 |
District of Columbia |
4,330 |
6.17 |
1.71 |
$12.76 |
$26,540 |
Nevada |
10,450 |
8.22 |
2.28 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
Washington |
12,870 |
4.20 |
1.16 |
$11.71 |
$24,350 |
Massachusetts |
14,870 |
4.30 |
1.19 |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
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) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
24,740 |
5.86 |
1.63 |
$10.73 |
$22,330 |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
21,300 |
3.23 |
0.90 |
$11.61 |
$24,150 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
10,580 |
2.91 |
0.81 |
$10.88 |
$22,620 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
10,570 |
4.24 |
1.18 |
$11.19 |
$23,280 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
9,670 |
3.79 |
1.05 |
$8.97 |
$18,660 |
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
9,530 |
6.10 |
1.69 |
$10.87 |
$22,620 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
9,270 |
3.16 |
0.88 |
$9.61 |
$19,980 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
8,830 |
9.44 |
2.62 |
(8) |
(8) |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
8,390 |
4.65 |
1.29 |
$12.05 |
$25,060 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
8,030 |
5.79 |
1.60 |
$10.96 |
$22,790 |
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