Accommodation & Food Services

Industry Sub-Sector

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    Workforce Population
    10.4M
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    33.1
    2024
    Estimated Job Growth
    3.9%
    10-Year Projection
    Average Salary
    $29,905
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $34,729
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $25,683
    2024

    About

    The top three occupations in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector are waiters & waitresses, cooks, and food service managers. On average, full-time employees in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector work 42.8 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $44,303. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $14,346.

    The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector are Clark County (Central)--Paradise (Northwest) & Winchester PUMA, NV, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and NYC-Queens Community District 4--Elmhurst & Corona PUMA, NY.

    The workforce of Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector in 2024 was 10,444,954 people, with 53.3% woman, and 46.7% men.

    In 2024, 52.8% of the workforce in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector was White (5,514,479 people), of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% men.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

    The workforce in Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector was 10,444,954 people and is concentrated in California (1,253,273 workers). The average annual salary was $29,905, being $39,973 less than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    5.87%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 13.5M people employed in the Accommodation and Food Services industry. This represents a 5.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Accommodation and Food Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (1.25M), Texas (969k), and Florida (821k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector had an average annual wage of $29,905, $39,973 less than the average national salary of $69,878.

    The graph shows the position of Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.501
    WAGE GINI

    Accommodation & Food Services has a wage GINI of 0.501, which is more than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Accommodation & Food Services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

    The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

    Waiters & waitresses are the most common position with 1,774,126 workers, but the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector employs a relatively high number of Cooks and Food service managers.

    The highest average salary in Accommodation & Food Services goes to Other Physical Scientists.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were waiters & waitresses (1,774,126 people), cooks (1,580,024 people), and food service managers (859,182 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $34,729
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$521
    $25,683
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$350

    On average, Male workers in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector make 1.35 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

    The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

    The Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

    California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Accommodation & Food Services is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.

    Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector is Educational services, health care, and social assistance.

    In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Accommodation & Food Services is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Professional and business services
    2. Manufacturing
    3. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

    The Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Accommodation & Food Services is from Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and Accommodation & Food Services.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Educational services, health care, and social assistance
    2. Professional and business services
    3. Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services

    The Educational services, health care, and social assistance Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. California
      94,672
    2. Texas
      64,929
    3. New York
      54,598

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Accommodation & Food Services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Accommodation & Food Services Industry Sub-Sector in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 53.3% corresponds to women and 46.7% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $34,729 and $25,683.

    75.9% of workers have a high school or equivalent, some college or secondary education.

    Gender and Age

    5,570,374
    Women
    53.3%
    4,874,580
    Men
    46.7%

    The workforce of Accommodation & Food Services industry in 2024 was 10,444,954 people, with 53.3% woman, and 46.7% men.

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Accommodation & Food Services industry.

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    Races

    In 2024, 52.8% of the workforce in the Accommodation & Food Services industry was White (5,514,479 people), of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% men.

    Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Black.

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Accommodation & Food Services workers in 2024 were high school or equivalent (3,446,732 people), some college (2,596,232 people), and secondary education (1,889,011 people).

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    Projections

    Growth projections of the Accommodation and Food Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 3.9% in the next ten years. The Accommodation and Food Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 3.9%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (25.8%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (25.8%).

    Job Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Accommodation and Food Services.
    3.9%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.9%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Accommodation and Food Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 3.9%, the average rate of national job growth.

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    Output Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Accommodation and Food Services.
    25.8%
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    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Accommodation and Food Services industry.

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