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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.


National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

National estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
891,540 0.7 % $ 18.21 $ 37,880 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.02 $ 13.25 $ 16.62 $ 22.11 $ 28.53
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,910 $ 27,560 $ 34,570 $ 46,000 $ 59,330


Industry profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 669,220 7.42 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Elementary and Secondary Schools 34,200 0.41 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 30,570 1.05 $ 19.78 $ 41,140
Special Food Services 29,310 5.25 $ 19.66 $ 40,890
Traveler Accommodation 21,720 1.43 $ 21.44 $ 44,590

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 669,220 7.42 $ 17.58 $ 36,570
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 15,570 5.49 $ 18.71 $ 38,920
Special Food Services 29,310 5.25 $ 19.66 $ 40,890
Gambling Industries 2,580 1.51 $ 20.28 $ 42,190
Traveler Accommodation 21,720 1.43 $ 21.44 $ 44,590

Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 370 0.02 $ 39.50 $ 82,150
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 70 (7) $ 27.13 $ 56,440
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 40 0.02 $ 25.47 $ 52,970
Insurance Carriers 50 (7) $ 25.45 $ 52,950
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 40 (7) $ 24.81 $ 51,610


Geographic profile for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 88,940 7.35 1.15 $ 17.46 $ 36,310
California 80,880 4.92 0.77 $ 20.63 $ 42,910
Florida 66,540 7.88 1.23 $ 18.23 $ 37,920
Ohio 38,500 7.49 1.17 $ 16.22 $ 33,740
New York 37,110 4.27 0.67 $ 20.95 $ 43,580




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 18,170 9.55 1.49 $ 15.69 $ 32,630
Hawaii 5,410 9.43 1.47 $ 22.24 $ 46,250
Mississippi 9,740 9.04 1.41 $ 15.18 $ 31,570
Oklahoma 14,080 9.01 1.41 $ 15.61 $ 32,480
Arkansas 10,440 8.86 1.38 $ 14.82 $ 30,820




Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,430 3.54 0.55 $ 23.09 $ 48,040
Connecticut 6,890 4.47 0.70 $ 23.04 $ 47,920
Rhode Island 2,630 5.95 0.93 $ 22.98 $ 47,790
Massachusetts 16,310 4.87 0.76 $ 22.27 $ 46,330
Hawaii 5,410 9.43 1.47 $ 22.24 $ 46,250





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

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 33,860 3.83 0.60 $ 22.49 $ 46,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 26,770 4.60 0.72 $ 19.88 $ 41,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 23,530 5.39 0.84 $ 16.78 $ 34,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 23,100 6.44 1.00 $ 17.69 $ 36,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 20,020 6.74 1.05 $ 17.47 $ 36,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 18,650 7.44 1.16 $ 18.55 $ 38,580
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 18,160 6.90 1.08 $ 16.51 $ 34,340
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 15,910 5.26 0.82 $ 20.30 $ 42,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 15,670 5.81 0.91 $ 21.81 $ 45,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 14,090 6.68 1.04 $ 18.39 $ 38,240




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ocean City, NJ 530 15.11 2.36 $ 17.55 $ 36,510
Jacksonville, NC 680 14.91 2.33 $ 16.48 $ 34,280
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 600 14.19 2.21 $ 14.50 $ 30,160
Tyler, TX 1,380 14.02 2.19 $ 16.87 $ 35,090
Brunswick, GA 500 12.73 1.99 $ 15.89 $ 33,050
Flagstaff, AZ 710 12.54 1.96 $ 17.25 $ 35,880
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 900 12.34 1.93 $ 18.06 $ 37,560
Lawrence, KS 550 12.32 1.92 $ 15.81 $ 32,880
Burlington, NC 730 11.96 1.87 $ 14.93 $ 31,050
Hammond, LA 490 11.73 1.83 $ 15.17 $ 31,560




Top paying metropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 720 10.73 1.67 $ 28.60 $ 59,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,680 3.34 0.52 $ 25.65 $ 53,350
Napa, CA 490 7.13 1.11 $ 25.59 $ 53,230
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 640 5.73 0.89 $ 25.41 $ 52,850
Danbury, CT 260 3.63 0.57 $ 25.08 $ 52,160
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,420 3.76 0.59 $ 24.99 $ 51,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 10,250 4.40 0.69 $ 24.04 $ 50,010
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 1,600 11.00 1.72 $ 23.93 $ 49,770
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 180 3.09 0.48 $ 23.50 $ 48,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 11,640 5.95 0.93 $ 23.46 $ 48,790

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,760 7.30 1.14 $ 14.32 $ 29,790
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,540 8.14 1.27 $ 17.07 $ 35,510
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,160 8.79 1.37 $ 14.45 $ 30,050
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 1,950 8.70 1.36 $ 15.98 $ 33,240
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,910 7.09 1.11 $ 16.55 $ 34,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 990 11.84 1.85 $ 14.48 $ 30,110
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 1,480 11.79 1.84 $ 14.37 $ 29,880
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 990 11.76 1.83 $ 15.03 $ 31,270
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 820 11.10 1.73 $ 20.20 $ 42,020
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 1,260 11.01 1.72 $ 14.78 $ 30,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,240 10.79 1.68 $ 26.39 $ 54,890
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 300 3.01 0.47 $ 22.30 $ 46,380
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 180 5.84 0.91 $ 21.86 $ 45,460
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 460 4.73 0.74 $ 21.51 $ 44,750
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 310 5.56 0.87 $ 21.47 $ 44,650


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) 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 wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021