| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Est. empl. | 
Mean wage | 
Mean of Lower 1/3 | 
Mean of Upper 2/3 | 
10th pct | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
90th pct | 
 
| FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING-RELATED OCCUPATIONS | 
35-0000 | 
    3,760    | 
21,848 | 
16,212 | 
24,666 | 
15,042 | 
16,749 | 
19,865 | 
25,454 | 
32,018 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
10.50 | 
7.80 | 
11.86 | 
7.23 | 
8.05 | 
9.55 | 
12.24 | 
15.39 | 
 
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 
35-1011 | 
           | 
40,545 | 
29,078 | 
46,278 | 
27,695 | 
30,491 | 
37,573 | 
46,247 | 
53,269 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
19.49 | 
13.98 | 
22.25 | 
13.32 | 
14.66 | 
18.06 | 
22.24 | 
25.61 | 
 
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 
35-1012 | 
      400    | 
32,327 | 
22,021 | 
37,480 | 
19,127 | 
25,241 | 
32,045 | 
37,866 | 
45,925 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
15.54 | 
10.59 | 
18.02 | 
9.19 | 
12.13 | 
15.41 | 
18.21 | 
22.07 | 
 
| Cooks, Fast Food | 
35-2011 | 
           | 
17,345 | 
15,339 | 
18,348 | 
14,510 | 
15,405 | 
17,047 | 
19,409 | 
20,773 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
8.34 | 
7.37 | 
8.82 | 
6.98 | 
7.40 | 
8.19 | 
9.34 | 
9.98 | 
 
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 
35-2012 | 
      190    | 
24,163 | 
16,763 | 
27,863 | 
15,661 | 
18,156 | 
23,089 | 
29,338 | 
35,103 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
11.61 | 
8.06 | 
13.40 | 
7.53 | 
8.73 | 
11.10 | 
14.11 | 
16.88 | 
 
| Cooks, Restaurant | 
35-2014 | 
      430    | 
24,206 | 
18,797 | 
26,912 | 
17,878 | 
19,977 | 
24,285 | 
28,697 | 
31,175 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
11.63 | 
9.03 | 
12.94 | 
8.60 | 
9.61 | 
11.68 | 
13.80 | 
14.99 | 
 
| Food Preparation Workers | 
35-2021 | 
      170    | 
21,466 | 
17,994 | 
23,202 | 
17,046 | 
18,484 | 
20,713 | 
24,582 | 
27,219 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
10.32 | 
8.65 | 
11.16 | 
8.19 | 
8.89 | 
9.95 | 
11.82 | 
13.08 | 
 
| Bartenders | 
35-3011 | 
      380    | 
19,845 | 
15,847 | 
21,843 | 
14,808 | 
16,144 | 
18,403 | 
21,519 | 
28,769 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
9.54 | 
7.61 | 
10.50 | 
7.12 | 
7.76 | 
8.85 | 
10.35 | 
13.83 | 
 
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 
35-3021 | 
      670    | 
19,992 | 
18,284 | 
20,845 | 
17,141 | 
18,136 | 
19,780 | 
21,519 | 
23,994 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
9.61 | 
8.79 | 
10.02 | 
8.24 | 
8.72 | 
9.51 | 
10.35 | 
11.53 | 
 
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 
35-3022 | 
       50    | 
20,063 | 
16,888 | 
21,650 | 
15,526 | 
18,456 | 
20,743 | 
22,500 | 
23,570 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
9.65 | 
8.12 | 
10.41 | 
7.46 | 
8.87 | 
9.97 | 
10.81 | 
11.33 | 
 
| Waiters and Waitresses | 
35-3031 | 
      890    | 
20,034 | 
15,371 | 
22,366 | 
14,405 | 
15,125 | 
16,344 | 
26,176 | 
31,529 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
9.63 | 
7.39 | 
10.75 | 
6.93 | 
7.27 | 
7.86 | 
12.59 | 
15.16 | 
 
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 
35-9011 | 
       40    | 
17,609 | 
15,483 | 
18,672 | 
14,712 | 
15,879 | 
17,868 | 
19,460 | 
20,415 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
8.47 | 
7.44 | 
8.98 | 
7.08 | 
7.63 | 
8.59 | 
9.36 | 
9.81 | 
 
| Dishwashers | 
35-9021 | 
           | 
17,794 | 
15,166 | 
19,109 | 
14,461 | 
15,253 | 
16,702 | 
20,202 | 
22,936 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
8.56 | 
7.29 | 
9.18 | 
6.96 | 
7.33 | 
8.03 | 
9.71 | 
11.03 | 
 
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 
35-9031 | 
       60    | 
19,922 | 
18,415 | 
20,675 | 
17,174 | 
18,089 | 
19,616 | 
21,250 | 
24,804 | 
 
|   | 
  | 
9.58 | 
8.85 | 
9.94 | 
8.25 | 
8.70 | 
9.43 | 
10.22 | 
11.93 | 
 
 
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