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Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in California

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9.3% Jobs Projection
$25,380 Median Salary
11,600 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in California is growing faster than average.

  • Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Work in California?

There were approximately 42,580 workers employed as Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in this state in 2018.

There were 44,500 Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,920 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,060 Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants working in it, which means California has more Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants in this state are growing at a rate of 9.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 4.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 11,600 annual Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants job openings in California, and 54,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 113,200 annual jobs and 528,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants ranged from $22,420 to $38,030 with $25,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.78 to $18.28. The median hourly rate was $12.2.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.76 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.44.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 15,180 $24,740
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,590 $28,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 3,920 $24,040
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 3,820 $28,260
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,340 $25,260
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 1,560 $26,160
Fresno, CA 1,120 $25,150
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 970 $25,040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 840 $31,100
Redding, CA 740 $23,340
Bakersfield, CA 690 $24,420
Stockton-Lodi, CA 600 $25,810
Santa Rosa, CA 510 $28,060
Visalia-Porterville, CA 470 $27,720
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 390 $24,760
Salinas, CA 350 $31,530
Modesto, CA 260 $24,850
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 250 $25,340
Napa, CA 210 $25,050
Madera, CA 170 $26,570
Yuba City, CA 150 $24,740
Merced, CA 150 $25,250
Chico, CA 130 $24,750

Top States for Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants Employment

View the list below to see where most Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 42,580 $25,380
New Jersey 35,460 $20,170
Texas 35,400 $19,590
Florida 33,980 $19,550
New York 28,040 $23,840
Massachusetts 21,330 $25,080
Illinois 18,400 $22,250
Ohio 16,450 $20,220
Tennessee 15,750 $18,480
Minnesota 14,340 $22,350
Washington 13,770 $25,460
Maryland 13,570 $22,050
Michigan 13,320 $21,270
Arizona 12,490 $24,530
Oregon 11,990 $24,420
Pennsylvania 10,710 $19,320
Virginia 9,660 $20,700
North Carolina 9,140 $19,570
Missouri 7,810 $20,120
Indiana 7,160 $18,720

Below are the states where Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Counter Attendants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $28,910
Washington $25,460
California $25,380
Massachusetts $25,080
Arizona $24,530
Oregon $24,420
Nevada $24,190
Rhode Island $24,030
Vermont $24,010
Connecticut $23,960

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