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| Occupation | Occ. code | Estabs. reporting occupation | Est. empl. | Mean wage | Entry wage | Exp. wage | 25th pct | Median wage | 75th pct |  
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 35-0000 | 25 | 2,410 | 18,051 | 12,451 | 20,851 | 13,259 | 16,287 | 20,883 |  
|   |   |   | 8.68 | 5.99 | 10.02 | 6.37 | 7.83 | 10.04 |  
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | 7 |  | 31,002 | 23,113 | 34,946 | 25,320 | 31,210 | 34,611 |  
|   |   |   | 14.90 | 11.11 | 16.80 | 12.17 | 15.00 | 16.64 |  
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | 13 | 180 | 31,819 | 21,956 | 36,750 | 23,967 | 28,062 | 41,710 |  
|   |   |   | 15.30 | 10.56 | 17.67 | 11.52 | 13.49 | 20.05 |  
| Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | 9 | 230 | 21,391 | 15,781 | 24,196 | 17,599 | 21,238 | 25,608 |  
|   |   |   | 10.28 | 7.59 | 11.63 | 8.46 | 10.21 | 12.31 |  
| Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | 3 |  | 20,209 | 19,712 | 20,457 | 19,182 | 20,458 | 21,735 |  
|   |   |   | 9.72 | 9.48 | 9.84 | 9.22 | 9.84 | 10.45 |  
| Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | 7 | 60 | 17,336 | 14,243 | 18,883 | 15,140 | 17,183 | 19,582 |  
|   |   |   | 8.33 | 6.85 | 9.08 | 7.28 | 8.26 | 9.41 |  
| Bartenders | 35-3011 | 8 | 100 | 17,579 | 14,160 | 19,289 | 14,931 | 16,555 | 18,544 |  
|   |   |   | 8.45 | 6.81 | 9.27 | 7.18 | 7.96 | 8.92 |  
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | 6 |  | 16,759 | 14,029 | 18,125 | 15,013 | 16,780 | 18,857 |  
|   |   |   | 8.06 | 6.74 | 8.71 | 7.22 | 8.07 | 9.07 |  
| Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | 15 | 650 | 14,759 | 12,472 | 15,903 | 12,230 | 13,379 | 14,692 |  
|   |   |   | 7.10 | 6.00 | 7.65 | 5.88 | 6.43 | 7.06 |  
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | 9 | 180 | 15,101 | 12,499 | 16,402 | 12,268 | 13,437 | 14,977 |  
|   |   |   | 7.26 | 6.01 | 7.89 | 5.90 | 6.46 | 7.20 |  
| Dishwashers | 35-9021 | 11 | 190 | 17,866 | 12,965 | 20,317 | 13,980 | 18,468 | 21,113 |  
|   |   |   | 8.59 | 6.23 | 9.77 | 6.72 | 8.88 | 10.15 |  
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | 7 |  | 16,193 | 12,558 | 18,010 | 13,703 | 15,932 | 18,132 |  
|   |   |   | 7.78 | 6.04 | 8.66 | 6.59 | 7.66 | 8.72 |  |