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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 | 40 | 4,250 | 16,451 | 12,327 | 18,514 | 12,594 | 14,237 | 18,893 |  
|   |   |   | 7.91 | 5.93 | 8.90 | 6.06 | 6.84 | 9.08 |  
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 35-1011 | 9 |  | 30,320 | 23,097 | 33,931 | 24,957 | 30,429 | 34,021 |  
|   |   |   | 14.58 | 11.10 | 16.31 | 12.00 | 14.63 | 16.36 |  
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 35-1012 | 23 | 290 | 28,715 | 19,368 | 33,388 | 20,661 | 25,340 | 39,216 |  
|   |   |   | 13.81 | 9.31 | 16.05 | 9.93 | 12.18 | 18.85 |  
| Cooks, Fast Food | 35-2011 | 6 | 300 | 13,928 | 12,441 | 14,671 | 12,193 | 13,333 | 14,614 |  
|   |   |   | 6.70 | 5.98 | 7.05 | 5.86 | 6.41 | 7.03 |  
| Cooks, Restaurant | 35-2014 | 15 | 450 | 19,383 | 15,208 | 21,471 | 16,091 | 18,654 | 21,991 |  
|   |   |   | 9.32 | 7.31 | 10.32 | 7.74 | 8.97 | 10.57 |  
| Cooks, Short Order | 35-2015 | 5 |  | 20,307 | 19,001 | 20,960 | 19,121 | 20,559 | 21,996 |  
|   |   |   | 9.76 | 9.13 | 10.08 | 9.19 | 9.88 | 10.58 |  
| Food Preparation Workers | 35-2021 | 8 | 80 | 16,482 | 12,872 | 18,288 | 13,816 | 16,249 | 18,658 |  
|   |   |   | 7.92 | 6.19 | 8.79 | 6.64 | 7.81 | 8.97 |  
| Bartenders | 35-3011 | 14 | 250 | 15,746 | 12,268 | 17,485 | 12,933 | 15,086 | 17,855 |  
|   |   |   | 7.57 | 5.90 | 8.41 | 6.22 | 7.25 | 8.58 |  
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35-3021 | 8 |  | 16,574 | 13,656 | 18,032 | 14,672 | 16,605 | 18,662 |  
|   |   |   | 7.97 | 6.57 | 8.67 | 7.05 | 7.98 | 8.97 |  
| Waiters and Waitresses | 35-3031 | 25 | 1,300 | 13,883 | 12,302 | 14,674 | 12,014 | 13,063 | 14,117 |  
|   |   |   | 6.67 | 5.91 | 7.05 | 5.78 | 6.28 | 6.79 |  
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 35-9011 | 13 | 250 | 14,472 | 12,417 | 15,500 | 12,168 | 13,287 | 14,548 |  
|   |   |   | 6.96 | 5.97 | 7.45 | 5.85 | 6.39 | 6.99 |  
| Dishwashers | 35-9021 | 18 | 380 | 15,094 | 12,171 | 16,555 | 12,209 | 13,570 | 18,503 |  
|   |   |   | 7.26 | 5.85 | 7.96 | 5.87 | 6.52 | 8.90 |  
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 35-9031 | 11 | 230 | 13,771 | 12,185 | 14,564 | 12,097 | 13,331 | 15,283 |  
|   |   |   | 6.62 | 5.86 | 7.00 | 5.82 | 6.41 | 7.35 |  |