Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers

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2017 Workforce

348k

Average Age

Average Salary

$13,371

Average Male Salary

$13,636

Average Female Salary

$13,006

About

Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers was $13,371 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers are Clark County (Central)--Whitney, Sunrise Manor (South) & Paradise (Northeast) PUMA, NV, NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA, NY, and Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers are Clark County (Central)--Whitney, Sunrise Manor (South) & Paradise (Northeast) PUMA, NV, Atlantic County (East)--Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Northfield & Coast PUMA, NJ, and NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workforce. Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workforce in 2017 was 348,005 people, of which 42.1% were women and 57.9% were men. Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers are paid most in Wood, Portage & Adams Counties PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Clark County (Central)--Whitney, Sunrise Manor (South) & Paradise (Northeast) PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

201,472

Male Workforce

± 11k

146,533

Female Workforce

± 9.39k

The Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workforce in 2017 was 348,005 people (42.1% women and 57.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 1.42% between 2014 (343,125) and 2017 (348,005).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Nevada ($23,870), District of Columbia ($21,987), and Hawaii ($18,153).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$13,371

AVERAGE WAGE

#473 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers earned an average of $13,371, $51,312 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.439

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.439, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers, by average wage, is Other consumer goods rental (Legacy) ($41,821).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

348k

2017 Workforce

± 14,466

0.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.84%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers at 72.8%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 20.5% and Traveler accommodation with 6.73%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in 2017 was 348,005 people, with 42.1% woman, and 57.9% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in the workforce is 27.9 and of female Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers is 40.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in 2017 was 348,005 people, with 42.1% woman, and 57.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 16 to 19 years (86,023 people), 20 to 24 years (69,326 people), and 25 to 29 years (33,583 people). Among them they concentrated 54.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 34.7% of Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workers were Hispanic and 65.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.7%), Puerto Rican (8.91)%, and Salvadoran (7.38)%

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Races

In 2017, 66.1% of the Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workforce were White, of which 43.3% were women and 56.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (12%) and Black (11.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

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 Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (4,427 people), Education (1,523 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (1,374 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workers were High School or Equivalent (121,939 people), Secondary Education (86,047 people), and Some college (84,083 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Service Orientation, Critical Thinking.