Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

35-3022 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop

Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Include counter attendants who also wait tables with "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
458,610 2.3 % $7.78 $16,170 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $5.80 $6.50 $7.53 $8.59 $10.38
Annual Wage (2) $12,060 $13,520 $15,660 $17,860 $21,600

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Limited-service eating places 217,100 $7.48 $15,550
Motion picture and video industries 31,490 $6.90 $14,350
Full-service restaurants 29,750 $7.57 $15,740
Special food services 29,680 $8.02 $16,670
Elementary and secondary schools 29,030 $8.86 $18,430

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Beverage manufacturing 100 $12.41 $25,810
Warehousing and storage 70 $12.12 $25,210
Scientific research and development services (7) $10.72 $22,290
Other hospitals 100 $10.64 $22,130
Other general merchandise stores 7,870 $10.55 $21,950

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Hawaii 6,360 $7.66 $15,920 1.126%
Rhode Island 3,470 $7.85 $16,320 0.722%
South Dakota 2,390 $7.01 $14,570 0.649%
Massachusetts 19,110 $8.77 $18,240 0.611%
Delaware 2,420 $9.06 $18,850 0.593%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 1,770 $10.43 $21,690 0.293%
Delaware 2,420 $9.06 $18,850 0.593%
Nevada 3,330 $8.85 $18,400 0.298%
Massachusetts 19,110 $8.77 $18,240 0.611%
California 76,610 $8.71 $18,120 0.527%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Honolulu, HI MSA 5,050 $7.43 $15,460 1.236%
New Bedford, MA PMSA 760 $8.12 $16,890 1.171%
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA 530 $9.25 $19,240 1.062%
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 1,440 $7.56 $15,730 1.016%
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 650 $8.87 $18,460 0.969%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Danbury, CT PMSA 240 $9.92 $20,630 0.263%
Bakersfield, CA MSA 610 $9.59 $19,950 0.260%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 8,120 $9.52 $19,800 0.852%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 370 $9.49 $19,740 0.185%
Redding, CA MSA 310 $9.33 $19,410 0.472%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

All Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005