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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other: Career Profile

All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

Common job titles for this role include:

  • Automat Car Attendant
  • Dietitian Helper
  • Food Aide
  • Food Mobile Driver
  • Food Order Expediter
  • Food and Beverage Checker
  • Galley Boy
  • Galley Worker

Job Outlook

There are roughly 599,792 food preparation and serving related workers, all other working in the United States today. Employment is projected to grow by +6.7% over the projection horizon.

Forecasted number of jobs for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Statistic Value
Annual median $30,511
Hourly median $14.67
10th percentile $20,000
25th percentile $24,410
75th percentile $36,611
90th percentile $42,712

Pay can vary substantially based on experience, location, and industry.

Salary ranges for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
State Annual median salary
Hawaii $62,110
Virgin Islands $43,410
Colorado $37,860
Arizona $37,040
Indiana $36,930
Illinois $36,590
Oregon $36,580
Maryland $36,480
California $36,220
New Hampshire $36,120
Nevada $35,670
New Mexico $35,540
Wyoming $35,130
New Jersey $35,110
Wisconsin $34,850
Michigan $34,320
Florida $33,960
Washington $33,930
Nebraska $33,820
Connecticut $33,710
Iowa $33,390
New York $33,350
Utah $32,940
Massachusetts $32,680
Pennsylvania $32,310
Maine $31,200
Vermont $30,960
Kentucky $30,440
Virginia $29,950
Arkansas $29,510
Tennessee $29,210
Texas $28,100
Ohio $27,600
Delaware $27,560
Georgia $27,390
Montana $27,330
North Carolina $27,320
Mississippi $25,810
Missouri $25,580
Alabama $22,730
West Virginia $22,610
South Carolina $22,020
Guam $21,960
Puerto Rico $21,780
Louisiana $21,550
North Dakota $21,300

Compensation for food preparation and serving related workers, all other differ across the country. Top regions by median wage:

Region Median annual wage Share of U.S. jobs Location quotient
Far Western US $36,199 40.4% 2.95
Rocky Mountains $36,130 3.2% 1.14
Middle Atlantic $35,249 12.8% 1.85
New England $33,712 2.0% 1.08
Plains States $33,543 0.7% 0.38
Great Lakes $33,001 10.9% 0.99
Southwest $30,032 6.8% 0.54
Southeast $28,041 22.7% 1.79

Where the Jobs Cluster

Metro area State Median annual wage Employment
Kahului-Wailuku, HI HI $58,030 40
Boulder, CO CO $43,040 160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CA $43,000 1,790
Trenton-Princeton, NJ NJ $42,230 370
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TX $39,930 260
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ NJ $39,880 520
Omaha, NE-IA NE $39,730 100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CA $38,960 3,670

The bulk of food preparation and serving related workers, all other are found across these industries:

Industry Employment Median annual wage
Accommodation and Food Services 72,730 $34,740
Health Care and Social Assistance 4,260 $36,920
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 3,130 $35,130
Educational Services 2,760 $34,230
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 2,410 $34,910
Retail Trade 1,060 $31,470
Manufacturing 500 $34,990
Other Services (except Public Administration) 430 $33,070
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other sectors

The table below shows some of the most common industries where those employed in this career field work.

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other industries

Sources

Data on this page comes from the following authoritative sources:

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) for employment and wage data by state and industry.
  • BLS Employment Projections for total employment and growth forecasts.
  • O*NET (Occupational Information Network) for skills, knowledge, tasks, work activities, work context, technology, and education-zone data.

SOC code: 35-9099.00 (Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other).

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