Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

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Total Workforce

578k

Average Age

36.2

Average Salary

$29,248

Average Male Salary

$35,693

Average Female Salary

$24,469

About

Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers was $29,248 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers by wage are Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, Floral designers, and Veterinary technologists and technicians.

Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are part of the Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, along with Chefs & head cooks, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Cooks, Food preparation workers, Bartenders, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Davis, Woodland & West Sacramento Cities PUMA, CA, Minneapolis (North) & St. Anthony Cities PUMA, MN, and Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX, Downey City PUMA, CA, and McLennan CountyWaco City (Central) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by average wage, is Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses. Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are paid most in Ross & Fayette Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Deer Park, La Porte (North) Cities & Channelview PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$29,248

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,002

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers earned an average of $29,248, $24,641 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Floral designers make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers while Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.37

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.37, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Drinking places, alcoholic beverages .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by average wage, are Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses, Real estate, National security & international affairs, Child day care services, Drinking places, alcoholic beverages , and Air transportation.

Industries by Share

578k

2018 Workforce

± 18,637

-6.14%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.78%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers has been declining at a rate of -6.14%, from 616,278 people in 2017 to 578,449 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers at 74.5%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 6.19% and Drinking places, alcoholic beverages with 5.35%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers in the workforce is 36 and of female Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is 36.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

246k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,174

332k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 14,134

57.4% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

56.2% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.9% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.665

36.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.6

The median age of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is 36.2, and Male employees are generally 0.486 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Monitoring, and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.