| | Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations Employment by Occupational Group in 2008 and Projected to 2018 Select Geography
| Major Occupational Group
| 2008 Emp.
2018 Emp.
Annualized Change
| | | | Bartenders | | 10,090 | | | 11,380 | | | 1.21 | | | Chefs and Head Cooks | | 3,050 | | | 3,070 | | | 0.07 | | | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc | | 102,680 | | | 121,620 | | | 1.71 | | | Cooks, All Other | | 280 | | | 330 | | | 1.66 | | | Cooks, Fast Food | | 3,900 | | | 4,260 | | | 0.89 | | | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | | 7,960 | | | 8,820 | | | 1.03 | | | Cooks, Restaurant | | 28,970 | | | 32,550 | | | 1.17 | | | Cooks, Short Order | | 7,840 | | | 7,930 | | | 0.11 | | | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, An | | 10,070 | | | 10,960 | | | 0.85 | | | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender | | 8,240 | | | 8,760 | | | 0.61 | | | Dishwashers | | 13,780 | | | 15,670 | | | 1.29 | | | First-line Supervisors/Managers Of Food Preparatio | | 30,200 | | | 33,060 | | | 0.91 | | | Food Preparation & Serving Related Workers, Other | | 190 | | | 200 | | | 0.51 | | | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | | 3,750 | | | 4,060 | | | 0.80 | | | Host & Hostess, Restaurant, Lounge & Coffee Shop | | 11,710 | | | 13,140 | | | 1.16 | | | Waiters and Waitresses | | 76,530 | | | 84,280 | | | 0.97 | |
* Indicates suppressed employment lower than 10 |