Occupational employment / Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 11,120 $9.40 $19,560
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 32,100 $9.70 $20,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 32,100 $9.51 $19,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 22,250 $9.39 $19,530
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 19,190 $9.87 $20,520
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 17,580 $8.75 $18,210
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 16,120 $9.92 $20,640
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 15,420 $8.81 $18,310
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 13,360 $9.78 $20,330
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 13,350 $9.89 $20,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 12,440 $9.95 $20,700
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 10,910 $8.30 $17,260
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 9,850 $9.77 $20,330
Baltimore-Towson, MD 9,620 $8.81 $18,320
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 9,380 $9.49 $19,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 9,260 $8.79 $18,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,910 $9.61 $20,000
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 8,780 $9.98 $20,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 8,550 $9.41 $19,560
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 8,110 $7.65 $15,910
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 7,560 $10.16 $21,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,430 $7.84 $16,300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 7,190 $9.83 $20,440
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 6,460 $9.48 $19,710
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 6,020 $8.90 $18,500
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 5,730 $10.02 $20,850
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 5,660 $7.86 $16,350
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 5,590 $9.67 $20,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5,390 $9.40 $19,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,370 $8.06 $16,760
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,240 $8.90 $18,500
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 5,230 $9.25 $19,250
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,230 $9.13 $18,990
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 5,170 $8.30 $17,270
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 4,990 $9.44 $19,640
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 4,880 $9.64 $20,040
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,350 $8.96 $18,630
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 3,880 $8.59 $17,860
Rochester, NY 3,690 $8.06 $16,760
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 3,680 $9.56 $19,890
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 3,650 $8.31 $17,290
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 3,530 $10.08 $20,970
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,360 $9.83 $20,440
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3,300 $8.97 $18,670
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3,190 $9.49 $19,740
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,150 $8.48 $17,650
Honolulu, HI 3,120 $9.27 $19,280
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 2,980 $9.73 $20,240
Pittsburgh, PA 2,960 $8.47 $17,630
Kansas City, MO-KS 2,890 $8.42 $17,510
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 2,860 $8.18 $17,020
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 2,860 $7.26 $15,090
Denver-Aurora, CO 2,820 $9.81 $20,410
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,820 $8.60 $17,880
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 2,770 $10.07 $20,940
Austin-Round Rock, TX 2,690 $8.07 $16,780
Albuquerque, NM 2,680 $8.14 $16,940
New Haven, CT 2,670 $9.42 $19,600
San Antonio, TX 2,660 $7.86 $16,350
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 2,630 $10.06 $20,920
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,600 $10.61 $22,060
Jacksonville, FL 2,590 $8.49 $17,650
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 2,570 $9.32 $19,380
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 2,570 $9.39 $19,530
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 2,450 $7.99 $16,620
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 2,310 $8.78 $18,250
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 2,280 $7.95 $16,530
Salt Lake City, UT 2,270 $8.30 $17,260
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2,050 $8.67 $18,030
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 2,010 $8.29 $17,250
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN 1,970 $7.17 $14,910
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,960 $9.75 $20,290
Springfield, MA-CT 1,920 $9.36 $19,480
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,910 $9.98 $20,750
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 1,900 $9.02 $18,760
Fresno, CA 1,810 $9.29 $19,330
Greenville, SC 1,790 $7.21 $14,990
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,770 $7.77 $16,160
Madison, WI 1,740 $8.11 $16,880
Bellingham, WA 1,700 $10.22 $21,260
Spokane, WA 1,680 $9.60 $19,970
Syracuse, NY 1,680 $8.24 $17,150
Richmond, VA 1,670 $7.88 $16,380
Tucson, AZ 1,640 $8.52 $17,720
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1,570 $7.73 $16,080
Columbus, OH 1,550 $10.04 $20,880
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,530 $8.33 $17,320
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 1,500 $8.38 $17,440
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,480 $9.59 $19,950
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,470 $7.82 $16,270
Tulsa, OK 1,420 $7.26 $15,110
Anchorage, AK 1,370 $9.60 $19,970
Jackson, MS 1,330 $7.48 $15,570
Salem, OR 1,270 $9.51 $19,780
Worcester, MA-CT 1,220 $9.48 $19,720
Raleigh-Cary, NC 1,190 $8.83 $18,360
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 1,190 $8.83 $18,370
Stockton, CA 1,180 $10.31 $21,440
Oklahoma City, OK 1,150 $7.83 $16,290
Fort Wayne, IN 1,140 $7.35 $15,280
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 1,140 $9.27 $19,280
Bakersfield, CA 1,140 $10.28 $21,390
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 1,130 $9.52 $19,790
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,130 $9.77 $20,320
Atlantic City, NJ 1,120 $9.96 $20,710
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 1,110 $8.57 $17,830
Lancaster, PA 1,090 $8.80 $18,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 1,080 $9.25 $19,250
Salinas, CA 1,070 $9.43 $19,610
Eugene-Springfield, OR 1,060 $9.47 $19,690
Boise City-Nampa, ID 1,060 $8.64 $17,980
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,050 $8.87 $18,440
Durham, NC 1,040 $8.03 $16,700
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 1,020 $8.34 $17,350
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 1,020 $9.60 $19,960
Chico, CA 1,020 $8.88 $18,460
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 1,000 $7.63 $15,870
Cedar Rapids, IA 980 $8.25 $17,160
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 970 $7.84 $16,300
Colorado Springs, CO 970 $8.67 $18,040
Wilmington, NC 960 $7.42 $15,430
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 950 $8.45 $17,580
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 880 $9.52 $19,790
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 860 $10.09 $20,990
Sioux Falls, SD 860 $8.56 $17,810
Greensboro-High Point, NC 850 $8.35 $17,380
Olympia, WA 850 $9.67 $20,110
Columbia, SC 830 $7.27 $15,130
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 830 $9.94 $20,670
Peoria, IL 820 $8.42 $17,510
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 810 $6.95 $14,450
Kingston, NY 770 $8.74 $18,180
Baton Rouge, LA 770 $7.25 $15,090
Barnstable Town, MA 770 $9.15 $19,030
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 770 $9.39 $19,540
Wichita, KS 760 $7.52 $15,650
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 760 $9.92 $20,620
Reno-Sparks, NV 720 $11.20 $23,290
Binghamton, NY 720 $8.17 $17,000
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 720 $7.67 $15,960
Waterbury, CT 710 $8.89 $18,490
El Paso, TX 700 $7.38 $15,360
Ann Arbor, MI 690 $7.86 $16,350
Dayton, OH 690 $9.48 $19,710
Champaign-Urbana, IL 690 $9.10 $18,920
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 680 $8.08 $16,810
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 660 $9.58 $19,930
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 660 $9.14 $19,010
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 650 $8.94 $18,600
Gainesville, FL 650 $8.27 $17,210
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 650 $9.88 $20,550
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 650 $8.79 $18,290
Lubbock, TX 640 $7.30 $15,190
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 630 $8.01 $16,650
Green Bay, WI 630 $8.83 $18,370
Visalia-Porterville, CA 620 $9.15 $19,030
Lafayette, LA 620 $7.09 $14,750
Akron, OH 610 $9.18 $19,100
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 600 $8.99 $18,700
Provo-Orem, UT 590 $7.61 $15,840
Wenatchee, WA 580 $9.30 $19,340
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 580 $9.50 $19,760
Erie, PA 570 $7.81 $16,250
Asheville, NC 560 $7.86 $16,350
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 560 $8.81 $18,320
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 550 $9.89 $20,560
Yuma, AZ 550 $7.88 $16,390
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 540 $7.70 $16,010
York-Hanover, PA 520 $8.07 $16,780
Charlottesville, VA 520 $7.92 $16,480
Chattanooga, TN-GA 520 $8.14 $16,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 520 $8.22 $17,090
Bend, OR 510 $9.74 $20,260
New Bedford, MA 500 $9.10 $18,920
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 500 $6.99 $14,550
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 490 $9.13 $18,990
Rapid City, SD 490 $8.68 $18,060
Springfield, MO 490 $7.91 $16,440
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 480 $8.62 $17,930
Salisbury, MD 470 $8.78 $18,260
Modesto, CA 460 $10.28 $21,390
Mobile, AL 460 $7.36 $15,310
Lincoln, NE 460 $7.25 $15,080
Winston-Salem, NC 450 $7.82 $16,260
Dover, DE 450 $11.31 $23,530
Iowa City, IA 450 $8.76 $18,230
Lynchburg, VA 450 $7.53 $15,660
Huntsville, AL 450 $7.78 $16,180
College Station-Bryan, TX 440 $7.75 $16,120
Fargo, ND-MN 440 $9.22 $19,180
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 440 $7.99 $16,620
Longview, TX 420 $7.77 $16,160
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 420 $7.59 $15,790
Toledo, OH 420 $9.65 $20,080
Lexington-Fayette, KY 410 $7.97 $16,570
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 410 $9.67 $20,120
Fond du Lac, WI 410 $8.27 $17,200
Manchester, NH 400 $9.73 $20,250
Montgomery, AL 400 $7.63 $15,880
Utica-Rome, NY 400 $7.93 $16,480
Fairbanks, AK 390 $9.59 $19,940
Naples-Marco Island, FL 390 $8.64 $17,970
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 380 $8.34 $17,340
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 380 $10.10 $21,000
Flint, MI 380 $7.87 $16,380
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 370 $7.89 $16,400
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 370 $8.07 $16,790
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 370 $10.20 $21,210
Danbury, CT 370 $9.21 $19,160
Evansville, IN-KY 370 $7.66 $15,930
Medford, OR 360 $9.92 $20,630
Yuba City, CA 360 $9.61 $19,990
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 350 $8.44 $17,560
Monroe, MI 350 $8.76 $18,230
Lafayette, IN 350 $7.98 $16,590
Knoxville, TN 350 $7.71 $16,030
Roanoke, VA 340 $7.42 $15,430
Sumter, SC 340 $8.15 $16,960
Eau Claire, WI 330 $8.03 $16,710
Hattiesburg, MS 330 $7.89 $16,410
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 330 $8.52 $17,730
Bloomington, IN 330 $7.61 $15,830
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 330 $6.85 $14,240
El Centro, CA 330 $9.47 $19,700
Merced, CA 330 $8.95 $18,620
Dubuque, IA 310 $8.13 $16,900
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 310 $9.67 $20,110
Valdosta, GA 300 $6.93 $14,420
Fayetteville, NC 300 $7.70 $16,010
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 290 $7.90 $16,430
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 290 $7.55 $15,700
Fort Smith, AR-OK 290 $7.60 $15,810
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 290 $7.87 $16,360
Janesville, WI 290 $8.14 $16,920
Anderson, SC 290 $7.35 $15,280
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 280 $8.88 $18,480
Yakima, WA 280 $9.13 $18,980
Lakeland, FL 280 $8.58 $17,850
Wheeling, WV-OH 270 $8.36 $17,400
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 270 $10.41 $21,650
Muncie, IN 270 $7.71 $16,040
Flagstaff, AZ 260 $8.05 $16,740
Reading, PA 260 $8.80 $18,310
Farmington, NM 260 $7.75 $16,110
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 260 $8.19 $17,040
Prescott, AZ 260 $9.08 $18,890
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 260 $8.08 $16,800
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 260 $7.44 $15,470
Redding, CA 260 $9.38 $19,510
Bismarck, ND 250 $9.17 $19,080
Hot Springs, AR 250 $8.16 $16,970
Pascagoula, MS 250 $7.64 $15,900
Canton-Massillon, OH 240 $9.88 $20,540
Ocean City, NJ 240 $9.27 $19,280
Lake Charles, LA 240 $7.72 $16,060
Ames, IA 230 $8.45 $17,570
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR 230 $7.80 $16,220
Cheyenne, WY 230 $7.26 $15,110
Jackson, TN 230 $6.89 $14,320
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 230 $6.86 $14,280
Laredo, TX 220 $7.35 $15,290
Morgantown, WV 220 $7.65 $15,910
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 220 $8.62 $17,940
Portsmouth, NH-ME 210 $9.32 $19,390
Topeka, KS 210 $8.24 $17,140
Santa Fe, NM 210 $8.72 $18,140
Columbus, GA-AL 200 $7.15 $14,870
Jonesboro, AR 200 $7.25 $15,090
Albany, GA 190 $7.06 $14,680
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 190 $12.81 $26,640
Corpus Christi, TX 190 $7.44 $15,480
Terre Haute, IN 180 $8.48 $17,650
Rochester, MN 180 $8.97 $18,660
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 180 $9.96 $20,720
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 170 $8.04 $16,720
Tallahassee, FL 170 $8.94 $18,590
Springfield, IL 170 $8.41 $17,500
Glens Falls, NY 170 $8.63 $17,960
Coeur d'Alene, ID 160 $7.47 $15,540
St. Joseph, MO-KS 160 $7.63 $15,880
Bay City, MI 160 $8.31 $17,290
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 160 $9.59 $19,940
Racine, WI 160 $8.98 $18,670
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 160 $8.73 $18,160
Bangor, ME 160 $8.57 $17,820
Tyler, TX 160 $7.36 $15,320
Lebanon, PA 150 $8.40 $17,480
Midland, TX 150 $7.34 $15,260
Lawton, OK 140 $6.83 $14,200
St. Cloud, MN 140 $8.33 $17,330
Burlington, NC 140 $7.60 $15,820
Charleston, WV 130 $7.63 $15,870
Punta Gorda, FL 130 $9.29 $19,330
Bloomington-Normal, IL 130 $8.68 $18,050
Grand Forks, ND-MN 130 $9.07 $18,870
Greeley, CO 130 $8.81 $18,320
Jefferson City, MO 120 $7.77 $16,160
Cleveland, TN 120 Not available Not available
Decatur, IL 120 $8.44 $17,560
Mansfield, OH 120 $9.10 $18,930
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 120 $7.63 $15,860
Anderson, IN 120 $8.12 $16,880
Madera, CA 110 $10.45 $21,740
Johnson City, TN 110 $7.46 $15,510
Dothan, AL 100 $7.69 $16,000
Duluth, MN-WI 100 $9.13 $18,990
Lawrence, KS 100 $7.25 $15,090
Longview, WA 100 $9.86 $20,510
Odessa, TX 90 $7.48 $15,550
Amarillo, TX 90 $7.36 $15,300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 90 $7.48 $15,560
Cumberland, MD-WV 80 $8.05 $16,740
Clarksville, TN-KY 80 $7.86 $16,340
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 80 $7.81 $16,250
Missoula, MT 80 $9.13 $19,000
Logan, UT-ID 80 $7.91 $16,460
Pueblo, CO 70 $8.95 $18,620
Owensboro, KY 70 $6.64 $13,810
Grand Junction, CO 60 $9.15 $19,030
Brunswick, GA 60 $7.39 $15,370
Tuscaloosa, AL 60 $7.54 $15,680
Athens-Clarke County, GA 60 $8.39 $17,450
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 60 $8.84 $18,390
Elizabethtown, KY 40 $7.89 $16,400
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 40 $7.24 $15,070
Goldsboro, NC 40 $8.95 $18,630
Gadsden, AL 30 $7.90 $16,430
Carson City, NV 30 $9.41 $19,580
Sandusky, OH 30 $9.31 $19,360
Bowling Green, KY Not available $7.00 $14,550
Great Falls, MT Not available $7.53 $15,670
Sheboygan, WI Not available $9.54 $19,850
Wausau, WI Not available $11.12 $23,120
Altoona, PA Not available $7.68 $15,970
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Not available $8.18 $17,020
Casper, WY Not available $7.18 $14,930
Ponce, PR Not available $6.88 $14,320
San German-Cabo Rojo, PR Not available $6.65 $13,830
Appleton, WI Not available $8.58 $17,850
Billings, MT Not available $8.12 $16,900
Corvallis, OR Not available $9.23 $19,200
Florence, SC Not available $7.14 $14,850
Alexandria, LA Not available $6.89 $14,330
Napa, CA Not available $8.77 $18,240
Spartanburg, SC Not available $7.05 $14,660
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Not available $9.03 $18,780
Monroe, LA Not available $6.94 $14,440
Springfield, OH Not available $10.93 $22,740
Pine Bluff, AR Not available $7.34 $15,260
Decatur, AL Not available $7.98 $16,590
Auburn-Opelika, AL Not available $7.48 $15,550
Lima, OH Not available $8.21 $17,070
Morristown, TN Not available $6.82 $14,180
Pittsfield, MA Not available $9.54 $19,830
Abilene, TX Not available $7.03 $14,620
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Not available $6.97 $14,500
San Angelo, TX Not available $8.01 $16,670
Sherman-Denison, TX Not available $7.46 $15,520
Columbus, IN Not available $8.55 $17,790
Victoria, TX Not available $6.89 $14,340
Waco, TX Not available $8.06 $16,770
Wichita Falls, TX Not available $6.92 $14,400
Rockford, IL Not available $8.35 $17,370
Ithaca, NY Not available $9.30 $19,340
Elmira, NY Not available $7.87 $16,370
Pocatello, ID Not available $7.63 $15,870
Lewiston, ID-WA Not available $8.70 $18,090
Idaho Falls, ID Not available $7.30 $15,190
Battle Creek, MI Not available $8.17 $16,980
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Not available $9.07 $18,860
Winchester, VA-WV Not available $7.18 $14,940
Las Cruces, NM Not available $7.73 $16,080
Savannah, GA Not available $9.87 $20,530
Macon, GA Not available $7.23 $15,030
Gainesville, GA Not available $7.50 $15,590
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Not available $9.71 $20,200
Columbia, MO Not available $7.81 $16,250
Greenville, NC Not available $7.84 $16,300
Joplin, MO Not available $9.03 $18,790
Jacksonville, NC Not available $8.35 $17,370
Rocky Mount, NC Not available $7.28 $15,150
Johnstown, PA Not available $7.83 $16,290
Boulder, CO Not available $8.72 $18,150
La Crosse, WI-MN Not available $8.03 $16,710
State College, PA Not available $8.75 $18,190
Michigan City-La Porte, IN Not available $8.00 $16,630
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