Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.


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)
787,540 0.5 % $15.39 $32,020 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.51 $11.16 $14.21 $18.50 $23.03
Annual Wage (2) $19,780 $23,210 $29,550 $38,480 $47,910


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)
Limited-Service Eating Places 349,670 8.52 $13.87 $28,850
Full-Service Restaurants 201,900 4.44 $16.59 $34,510
Elementary and Secondary Schools 40,670 0.48 $15.01 $31,210
Special Food Services 31,500 5.51 $16.79 $34,930
Grocery Stores 24,090 0.97 $17.05 $35,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Limited-Service Eating Places 349,670 8.52 $13.87 $28,850
Special Food Services 31,500 5.51 $16.79 $34,930
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 18,990 5.47 $15.21 $31,640
Full-Service Restaurants 201,900 4.44 $16.59 $34,510
Specialty Food Stores 3,660 1.69 $15.58 $32,420

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 340 0.02 $35.50 $73,830
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 40 (7) $23.56 $49,010
Furniture Stores 40 0.02 $20.70 $43,050
Outpatient Care Centers 50 0.01 $20.32 $42,260
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 80 0.12 $20.26 $42,140


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 88,180 6.28 1.02 $14.87 $30,930
Texas 65,300 6.34 1.03 $14.13 $29,380
Florida 46,150 6.45 1.05 $16.17 $33,640
New York 39,840 4.73 0.77 $17.24 $35,850
Ohio 31,890 6.41 1.04 $14.68 $30,530




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)
Kentucky 15,000 8.66 1.41 $13.61 $28,310
Mississippi 8,730 8.13 1.33 $13.09 $27,220
Alabama 14,690 8.12 1.32 $13.76 $28,630
North Carolina 30,900 8.10 1.32 $14.85 $30,880
Wyoming 2,140 7.86 1.28 $13.86 $28,820




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 2,120 3.29 0.54 $20.55 $42,740
New Jersey 20,200 5.36 0.87 $19.25 $40,030
Massachusetts 17,660 5.59 0.91 $18.54 $38,570
Nevada 7,990 7.18 1.17 $18.11 $37,660
Maryland 13,710 5.53 0.90 $17.97 $37,390





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 23,190 6.07 0.99 $14.45 $30,050
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 22,080 4.36 0.71 $19.29 $40,120
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 16,920 4.72 0.77 $16.23 $33,760
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 14,260 5.59 0.91 $14.18 $29,490
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 12,500 5.61 0.91 $17.23 $35,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 12,260 5.30 0.86 $18.52 $38,520
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 11,680 5.71 0.93 $14.81 $30,800
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 10,650 6.27 1.02 $16.15 $33,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 9,000 5.26 0.86 $15.02 $31,240
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 8,860 6.39 1.04 $15.02 $31,240




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)
Jacksonville, NC 560 12.49 2.04 $13.97 $29,070
Lawrence, KS 540 11.96 1.95 $11.87 $24,680
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 1,310 11.95 1.95 $15.16 $31,530
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 1,670 11.26 1.83 $15.21 $31,640
Auburn-Opelika, AL 520 11.24 1.83 $12.83 $26,690
Brunswick, GA 420 11.16 1.82 $14.89 $30,960
Hattiesburg, MS 600 10.71 1.74 $13.54 $28,170
Rocky Mount, NC 580 10.52 1.71 $12.21 $25,400
Flagstaff, AZ 580 10.44 1.70 $15.41 $32,050
Hot Springs, AR 360 10.27 1.67 $12.76 $26,540




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)
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 5,040 5.25 0.85 $20.83 $43,330
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 270 6.09 0.99 $20.08 $41,770
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 8,760 5.23 0.85 $19.75 $41,080
Napa, CA 430 6.92 1.13 $19.59 $40,740
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 740 3.43 0.56 $19.44 $40,430
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,760 4.30 0.70 $19.39 $40,320
Yakima, WA 500 6.37 1.04 $19.32 $40,190
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 7,410 4.08 0.67 $19.31 $40,170
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 22,080 4.36 0.71 $19.29 $40,120
Boulder, CO 880 5.67 0.92 $19.24 $40,010

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,700 7.10 1.16 $12.84 $26,710
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,300 7.88 1.28 $13.46 $28,000
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 2,140 7.78 1.27 $13.93 $28,980
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,070 8.56 1.39 $15.21 $31,640
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,020 11.56 1.88 $13.97 $29,060

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)
Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area 880 13.15 2.14 $16.22 $33,730
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 2,020 11.56 1.88 $13.97 $29,060
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 160 11.56 1.88 $20.71 $43,080
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area 140 10.48 1.71 $14.26 $29,660
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,460 10.18 1.66 $12.72 $26,450

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)
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 160 11.56 1.88 $20.71 $43,080
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 610 8.54 1.39 $20.55 $42,750
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 1,170 7.74 1.26 $19.68 $40,940
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 500 4.88 0.80 $19.60 $40,770
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 130 3.60 0.59 $18.11 $37,670


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:

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

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012