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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012
35-3041 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars. Excludes "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers" (41-9091) and "Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop" (35-3022).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 237,740 |
1.3 % |
$10.58 |
$22,010 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$7.94 |
$8.55 |
$9.44 |
$11.62 |
$15.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$16,500 |
$17,790 |
$19,640 |
$24,160 |
$31,370 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
49,370 |
2.97 |
$9.98 |
$20,750 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
42,270 |
5.40 |
$9.43 |
$19,600 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
41,200 |
0.79 |
$11.68 |
$24,300 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
32,840 |
1.89 |
$11.04 |
$22,960 |
| Special Food Services |
30,650 |
5.19 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
22,610 |
1.58 |
0.87 |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| New York |
19,460 |
2.28 |
1.25 |
$14.10 |
$29,340 |
| Ohio |
14,250 |
2.82 |
1.55 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| Florida |
13,970 |
1.92 |
1.05 |
$9.86 |
$20,510 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,950 |
2.49 |
1.37 |
$9.77 |
$20,330 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
12,090 |
3.19 |
1.75 |
$10.59 |
$22,040 |
| Ohio |
14,250 |
2.82 |
1.55 |
$9.82 |
$20,420 |
| Mississippi |
3,010 |
2.79 |
1.53 |
$8.34 |
$17,350 |
| Kansas |
3,630 |
2.75 |
1.51 |
$8.63 |
$17,940 |
| North Dakota |
1,050 |
2.59 |
1.42 |
$10.23 |
$21,280 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,560 |
2.38 |
1.30 |
$14.17 |
$29,480 |
| New York |
19,460 |
2.28 |
1.25 |
$14.10 |
$29,340 |
| Connecticut |
3,360 |
2.07 |
1.14 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
| California |
22,610 |
1.58 |
0.87 |
$12.21 |
$25,390 |
| Alaska |
220 |
0.69 |
0.38 |
$12.00 |
$24,960 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
11,870 |
2.30 |
1.26 |
$15.85 |
$32,980 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
7,020 |
1.93 |
1.06 |
$10.20 |
$21,210 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,390 |
1.39 |
0.76 |
$12.26 |
$25,500 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
5,330 |
2.92 |
1.60 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
3,900 |
1.66 |
0.91 |
$12.85 |
$26,720 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH |
3,890 |
3.91 |
2.14 |
$9.88 |
$20,540 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
3,700 |
2.90 |
1.59 |
$9.88 |
$20,550 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,640 |
2.08 |
1.14 |
$10.79 |
$22,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
3,550 |
2.07 |
1.14 |
$11.15 |
$23,180 |
| Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,400 |
3.50 |
1.92 |
$10.08 |
$20,970 |
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