Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

35-3011 Bartenders

Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff.


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)
512,230 1.0 % $10.36 $21,550 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.77 $8.34 $9.06 $11.22 $15.32
Annual Wage (2) $16,170 $17,350 $18,850 $23,340 $31,860


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 207,740 4.56 $10.64 $22,130
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 153,870 44.33 $9.73 $20,230
Civic and Social Organizations 43,320 11.15 $9.12 $18,970
Traveler Accommodation 35,290 2.08 $12.59 $26,180
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 25,940 2.44 $10.47 $21,770

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 153,870 44.33 $9.73 $20,230
Civic and Social Organizations 43,320 11.15 $9.12 $18,970
Full-Service Restaurants 207,740 4.56 $10.64 $22,130
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 440 3.28 $11.98 $24,910
Gambling Industries 3,720 2.84 $10.06 $20,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lessors of Real Estate 630 0.11 $13.15 $27,350
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 90 (7) $13.08 $27,200
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 180 0.14 $13.07 $27,180
Rail Transportation 50 0.02 $12.98 $27,000
Traveler Accommodation 35,290 2.08 $12.59 $26,180


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 45,280 3.23 0.81 $10.86 $22,590
Florida 31,440 4.40 1.10 $10.23 $21,280
New York 31,020 3.68 0.92 $10.90 $22,680
Texas 30,610 2.97 0.74 $9.84 $20,470
Pennsylvania 30,030 5.41 1.36 $10.23 $21,290




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)
Nevada 13,420 12.06 3.02 $11.84 $24,620
Montana 4,550 10.71 2.68 $8.77 $18,230
Wisconsin 26,030 9.84 2.46 $9.08 $18,890
North Dakota 3,290 8.87 2.22 $8.90 $18,520
Wyoming 1,930 7.09 1.77 $9.07 $18,870




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 3,040 5.27 1.32 $14.21 $29,560
Washington 12,530 4.60 1.15 $13.48 $28,030
Vermont 1,540 5.31 1.33 $13.37 $27,820
Utah 2,030 1.74 0.44 $13.08 $27,200
Massachusetts 16,430 5.20 1.30 $12.96 $26,950





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)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 16,940 3.35 0.84 $11.88 $24,700
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 14,210 3.97 0.99 $10.77 $22,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 11,050 2.89 0.72 $10.46 $21,760
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 10,630 13.18 3.30 $12.58 $26,160
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,660 5.06 1.27 $9.99 $20,780
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 8,320 4.58 1.15 $11.98 $24,920
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 7,910 3.10 0.78 $11.10 $23,080
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 7,560 4.51 1.13 $14.39 $29,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 6,630 2.87 0.72 $11.93 $24,810
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 6,560 4.79 1.20 $13.83 $28,770




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)
Great Falls, MT 560 16.27 4.07 $8.46 $17,590
Fond du Lac, WI 580 13.82 3.46 $8.71 $18,110
La Crosse, WI-MN 970 13.62 3.41 $8.65 $17,990
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 10,630 13.18 3.30 $12.58 $26,160
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1,730 12.92 3.24 $13.12 $27,290
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 1,360 12.39 3.10 $9.43 $19,610
Appleton, WI 1,350 11.88 2.97 $9.24 $19,230
Green Bay, WI 1,840 11.22 2.81 $9.10 $18,940
Cumberland, MD-WV 400 10.94 2.74 $8.60 $17,900
Grand Forks, ND-MN 520 10.89 2.73 $8.21 $17,080




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)
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 7,560 4.51 1.13 $14.39 $29,920
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 250 6.50 1.63 $14.23 $29,590
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 550 4.92 1.23 $14.15 $29,430
Salt Lake City, UT 1,290 2.13 0.53 $14.09 $29,310
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 4,840 5.04 1.26 $14.01 $29,150
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 6,560 4.79 1.20 $13.83 $28,770
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 1,130 4.42 1.11 $13.79 $28,690
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 270 6.06 1.52 $13.78 $28,660
Olympia, WA 430 4.52 1.13 $13.70 $28,490
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 2,770 2.92 0.73 $13.19 $27,430

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)
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,950 12.48 3.12 $9.07 $18,860
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,750 4.60 1.15 $8.48 $17,630
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,650 9.68 2.42 $9.00 $18,710
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,560 9.80 2.45 $9.06 $18,840
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,550 5.62 1.41 $9.06 $18,850

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)
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,510 21.95 5.50 $9.45 $19,650
Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area 580 18.08 4.53 $9.30 $19,340
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 230 16.64 4.17 $12.25 $25,480
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 670 12.88 3.23 $8.61 $17,900
Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area 460 12.86 3.22 $9.22 $19,180

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)
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 1,310 8.63 2.16 $15.61 $32,470
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 620 6.07 1.52 $14.04 $29,200
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 260 7.43 1.86 $13.73 $28,560
Central Washington nonmetropolitan area 440 7.07 1.77 $13.17 $27,380
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 4.22 1.06 $13.01 $27,060


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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:

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May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012