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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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)
395,660 1.2 % $ 12.31 $ 25,600 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Dishwashers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 8.98 $ 10.13 $ 12.15 $ 13.92 $ 15.52
Annual Wage (2) $ 18,670 $ 21,060 $ 25,270 $ 28,960 $ 32,280


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 289,720 3.21 $ 12.06 $ 25,090
Special Food Services 25,590 4.58 $ 12.75 $ 26,520
Traveler Accommodation 21,910 1.45 $ 14.44 $ 30,030
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 10,550 1.12 $ 12.45 $ 25,900
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 8,160 0.80 $ 12.19 $ 25,350

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Dishwashers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services 25,590 4.58 $ 12.75 $ 26,520
Rooming and Boarding Houses 340 3.41 $ 12.42 $ 25,840
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 289,720 3.21 $ 12.06 $ 25,090
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 4,560 1.61 $ 11.72 $ 24,380
Traveler Accommodation 21,910 1.45 $ 14.44 $ 30,030

Top paying industries for Dishwashers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations 30 0.02 $ 14.94 $ 31,070
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores 80 0.02 $ 14.72 $ 30,620
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 210 0.18 $ 14.70 $ 30,580
Traveler Accommodation 21,910 1.45 $ 14.44 $ 30,030
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 1,090 0.04 $ 14.05 $ 29,220


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 60,610 3.69 1.30 $ 14.44 $ 30,030
Florida 33,660 3.99 1.40 $ 11.32 $ 23,550
Texas 29,290 2.42 0.85 $ 10.55 $ 21,950
New York 23,450 2.70 0.95 $ 14.61 $ 30,390
Pennsylvania 15,830 2.87 1.01 $ 11.17 $ 23,230




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)
Idaho 3,290 4.57 1.61 $ 10.76 $ 22,380
Hawaii 2,620 4.57 1.61 $ 15.69 $ 32,630
Nevada 5,530 4.42 1.56 $ 14.07 $ 29,270
District of Columbia 2,930 4.27 1.50 $ 16.27 $ 33,850
Wyoming 1,060 4.04 1.42 $ 11.40 $ 23,710




Top paying states for Dishwashers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,930 4.27 1.50 $ 16.27 $ 33,850
Massachusetts 11,640 3.47 1.22 $ 15.74 $ 32,750
Hawaii 2,620 4.57 1.61 $ 15.69 $ 32,630
Washington 9,910 3.10 1.09 $ 15.33 $ 31,890
New York 23,450 2.70 0.95 $ 14.61 $ 30,390





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,390 3.85 1.35 $ 13.99 $ 29,090
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 20,400 2.31 0.81 $ 14.73 $ 30,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,360 2.83 1.00 $ 12.54 $ 26,090
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,850 3.26 1.15 $ 13.40 $ 27,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 9,530 4.09 1.44 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 9,370 3.74 1.31 $ 11.52 $ 23,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,760 3.37 1.18 $ 16.09 $ 33,460
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 8,070 2.72 0.96 $ 10.45 $ 21,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,930 2.21 0.78 $ 10.72 $ 22,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,950 2.58 0.91 $ 11.77 $ 24,490




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)
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 640 8.64 3.04 $ 11.30 $ 23,510
Homosassa Springs, FL 250 8.31 2.92 $ 10.38 $ 21,580
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 480 7.20 2.53 $ 16.15 $ 33,600
Napa, CA 490 7.08 2.49 $ 14.97 $ 31,140
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 1,010 6.94 2.44 $ 12.40 $ 25,790
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,060 6.86 2.41 $ 10.17 $ 21,140
Barnstable Town, MA 630 6.83 2.40 $ 14.20 $ 29,530
Missoula, MT 390 6.64 2.33 $ 10.89 $ 22,660
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 1,230 6.39 2.25 $ 11.71 $ 24,350
Coeur d'Alene, ID 390 6.37 2.24 $ 10.20 $ 21,220




Top paying metropolitan areas for Dishwashers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 9,530 4.09 1.44 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 480 7.20 2.53 $ 16.15 $ 33,600
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 8,760 3.37 1.18 $ 16.09 $ 33,460
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,740 2.93 1.03 $ 15.86 $ 32,990
Urban Honolulu, HI 1,620 3.90 1.37 $ 15.68 $ 32,610
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,000 2.72 0.96 $ 15.41 $ 32,050
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 270 2.50 0.88 $ 15.39 $ 32,010
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 410 4.46 1.57 $ 15.12 $ 31,440
Santa Rosa, CA 730 3.74 1.32 $ 15.10 $ 31,400
Bellingham, WA 210 2.57 0.90 $ 15.04 $ 31,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Dishwashers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 1,080 6.49 2.28 $ 10.11 $ 21,020
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,030 2.72 0.96 $ 9.52 $ 19,810
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 860 4.41 1.55 $ 10.06 $ 20,930
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 850 3.46 1.22 $ 9.81 $ 20,400
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 840 3.42 1.20 $ 11.09 $ 23,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Dishwashers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Florida nonmetropolitan area 520 7.07 2.49 $ 11.77 $ 24,490
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 380 6.90 2.43 $ 13.62 $ 28,340
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 1,080 6.49 2.28 $ 10.11 $ 21,020
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 680 6.41 2.25 $ 12.79 $ 26,600
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 320 6.37 2.24 $ 9.37 $ 19,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Dishwashers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 530 5.68 2.00 $ 15.28 $ 31,780
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 310 5.59 1.96 $ 15.01 $ 31,230
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 410 3.47 1.22 $ 14.47 $ 30,090
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 240 2.58 0.91 $ 14.43 $ 30,010
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 390 4.00 1.41 $ 14.34 $ 29,830


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.

(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