Waiters & waitresses

Detailed Occupation

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Average Age
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Estimated Job Growth
−3.13%
10-year projection
Average Salary
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Average Male Salary
$23,881
Average Female Salary
$18,964

About

Waiters & waitresses are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Waiters & waitresses was N/A in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Waiters & waitresses are Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Capital Area COG (Southwest)--Hays County (West) PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Waiters & waitresses are .

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Waiters & waitresses workforce. Waiters & waitresses workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Waiters & waitresses are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Employment Over Time

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The Waiters & waitresses workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Waiters & waitresses.

During N/A, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were N/A.

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Yearly Wage Ranking

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AVERAGE WAGE
#514 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In N/A, Waiters & waitresses earned an average of N/A, $NaNk less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

In undefined, Waiters & waitresses had a wage GINI coefficient of 1, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Waiters & waitresses (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Waiters & waitresses and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Waiters & waitresses, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Waiters & waitresses, by average wage, is Legal services ($90,891).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
1.97M
2022 Workforce
± 34,196
−2.84%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 2.51%

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Diversity

Demographic information on Waiters & waitresses in the US. The workforce of Waiters & waitresses in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Waiters & waitresses in the workforce is 29.2 and of female Waiters & waitresses is 30, and the most common race/ethnicity for Waiters & waitresses is false.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Waiters & waitresses in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A  people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2020, 22.5% of Waiters & waitresses workers were Hispanic and 77.5% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2020, N/A% of the Waiters & waitresses workforce were false, of which NaNM% were women and NaNM% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were false (N/A%) and false (N/A%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Waiters & waitresses from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Waiters & waitresses is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Waiters & waitresses, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Waiters & waitresses need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Waiters & waitresses in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (48,778 people), Visual & Performing Arts (25,632 people), and Psychology (18,572 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Waiters & waitresses workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Waiters & waitresses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Waiters & waitresses need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Waiters and Waitresses from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Waiters and Waitresses are expected to see a growth of −3.13% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Waiters and Waitresses.
−3.13%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Waiters & waitresses. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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