Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food

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2017 Workforce

394k

Average Age

31.7

Estimated Job Growth

17.3%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$13,900

Average Male Salary

$13,914

Average Female Salary

$13,891

About

Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food was $13,900 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are Leon County (Central)--Tallahassee City (Central) PUMA, FL, Wayne County (Central)--Westland, Garden City, Inkster & Wayne Cities PUMA, MI, and Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are Leon County (Central)--Tallahassee City (Central) PUMA, FL, Lorain County (North)--Lorain & Elyria Cities PUMA, OH, and Ashland, Holmes & Coshocton Counties PUMA, OH.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workforce. Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workforce in 2017 was 393,644 people, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% were men.

Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are paid most in San Diego County (West Central)--San Diego City (Central/Clairemont & Kearny Mesa) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Leon County (Central)--Tallahassee City (Central) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

144,684

Male Workforce

± 9.33k

248,960

Female Workforce

± 12.2k

The Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workforce in 2017 was 393,644 people (63.2% women and 36.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 9.75% between 2014 (358,682) and 2017 (393,644).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Wyoming ($25,940), Kansas ($20,645), and Rhode Island ($20,356).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$13,900

AVERAGE WAGE

#471 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food earned an average of $13,900, $55,978 less than the average national salary of $69,878

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.41

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.41, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, by average wage, is Miscellaneous retail stores ($27,084).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

394k

2017 Workforce

± 15,383

3.64%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.38%

This graphic shows the share of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food at 59%, followed by Grocery Stores with 34.4% and Department stores & discount stores with 4.79%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in the US. The workforce of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in 2017 was 393,644 people, with 63.2% woman, and 36.8% men. The average age of male Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in the workforce is 27.9 and of female Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is 33.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in 2017 was 393,644 people, with 63.2% woman, and 36.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (99,554 people), 16 to 19 years (90,057 people), and 25 to 29 years (45,420 people). Among them they concentrated 59.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 18.9% of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workers were Hispanic and 81.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.7%), Puerto Rican (16.1)%, and Salvadoran (3.67)%

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Races

In 2017, 68.4% of the Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workforce were White, of which 64.2% were women and 35.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.8%) and Other (5.75%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,749 people), Education (1,854 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (1,648 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workers were High School or Equivalent (151,416 people), Some college (109,705 people), and Secondary Education (83,283 people).

The graphic shows the Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food are expected to see a growth of 17.3% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food.

17.3%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.