Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

11-9051 Food Service Managers

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages. Excludes "Chefs and Head Cooks" (35-1011).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
183,940 1.3 % $25.30 $52,620 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.70 $18.31 $23.13 $30.04 $39.14
Annual Wage (2) $30,570 $38,090 $48,110 $62,490 $81,410


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Full-Service Restaurants 64,940 1.43 $26.13 $54,340
Limited-Service Eating Places 62,740 1.53 $22.34 $46,480
Special Food Services 11,530 2.02 $27.40 $56,980
Traveler Accommodation 8,330 0.49 $28.69 $59,680
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,730 0.35 $30.49 $63,430

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services 11,530 2.02 $27.40 $56,980
Limited-Service Eating Places 62,740 1.53 $22.34 $46,480
Full-Service Restaurants 64,940 1.43 $26.13 $54,340
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 2,160 0.62 $26.68 $55,490
Traveler Accommodation 8,330 0.49 $28.69 $59,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (8) (8) $44.19 $91,910
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 1,540 0.03 $34.19 $71,110
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 70 0.03 $32.18 $66,930
Amusement Parks and Arcades 320 0.20 $31.82 $66,180
Civic and Social Organizations 300 0.08 $31.28 $65,060


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 28,350 2.02 1.41 $25.56 $53,160
Texas 19,210 1.86 1.30 $23.05 $47,950
Florida 9,510 1.33 0.93 $26.01 $54,100
New York 9,060 1.07 0.75 $30.83 $64,120
Ohio 7,770 1.56 1.09 $23.32 $48,510




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 1,800 3.12 2.18 $23.75 $49,410
Tennessee 7,150 2.75 1.92 $20.02 $41,650
District of Columbia 1,470 2.28 1.59 $27.27 $56,720
Nevada 2,430 2.19 1.52 $32.93 $68,490
Maine 1,240 2.15 1.50 $24.57 $51,100




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Delaware 250 0.61 0.42 $35.26 $73,330
Washington (8) (8) (8) $34.17 $71,080
Nevada 2,430 2.19 1.52 $32.93 $68,490
New Jersey 3,540 0.94 0.65 $32.41 $67,410
New York 9,060 1.07 0.75 $30.83 $64,120





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,890 1.80 1.26 $24.31 $50,570
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 5,490 1.09 0.76 $31.87 $66,290
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 4,310 1.20 0.84 $24.36 $50,670
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,500 2.05 1.43 $25.60 $53,250
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 3,470 1.70 1.18 $22.28 $46,350
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 3,320 2.40 1.67 $26.46 $55,040
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 3,230 1.90 1.32 $27.32 $56,820
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 3,150 2.55 1.78 $27.91 $58,050
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,140 1.36 0.95 $31.23 $64,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,900 1.30 0.91 $25.35 $52,720




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bay City, MI 120 3.70 2.58 $20.81 $43,290
Johnson City, TN 270 3.53 2.46 $17.37 $36,130
Corvallis, OR 110 3.36 2.34 $20.91 $43,500
Napa, CA 200 3.30 2.30 $31.44 $65,400
San Angelo, TX 140 3.15 2.19 $21.61 $44,960
Pocatello, ID 100 3.08 2.15 $16.44 $34,190
Clarksville, TN-KY 240 3.07 2.14 $20.59 $42,820
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 340 3.06 2.14 $24.40 $50,740
Cleveland, TN 110 2.96 2.06 $19.27 $40,090
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2,130 2.95 2.06 $24.43 $50,810




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 250 1.87 1.31 $39.53 $82,220
Albany, GA 40 0.60 0.42 $39.05 $81,220
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division (8) (8) (8) $36.25 $75,400
Bloomington, IN 100 1.33 0.93 $35.31 $73,440
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 490 0.88 0.62 $35.26 $73,330
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1,970 2.44 1.71 $35.24 $73,310
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 200 0.62 0.43 $35.22 $73,260
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 640 0.68 0.47 $34.79 $72,360
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 520 1.09 0.76 $34.22 $71,180
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,200 0.99 0.69 $33.90 $70,520

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 580 3.81 2.66 $26.21 $54,520
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 560 4.11 2.87 $18.56 $38,600
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 440 2.33 1.62 $20.23 $42,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 440 2.42 1.69 $14.56 $30,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 430 1.13 0.79 $19.04 $39,600

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 560 4.11 2.87 $18.56 $38,600
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 580 3.81 2.66 $26.21 $54,520
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 3.52 2.45 $21.25 $44,210
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 390 3.46 2.41 $18.91 $39,320
Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area 180 2.62 1.83 $26.66 $55,450

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 50 0.76 0.53 $40.40 $84,030
Sussex County, Delaware nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $35.01 $72,810
Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 1.73 1.21 $32.86 $68,360
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 1.43 1.00 $32.60 $67,800
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 70 1.95 1.36 $31.74 $66,020


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012