Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food

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Total Workforce

415k

Average Age

31.7

Average Salary

$14,157

Average Male Salary

$13,451

Average Female Salary

$14,614

About

Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food was $14,157 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food by wage are Food preparation workers, Miscellaneous food preparation & serving related workers, including dining room & cafeteria attendants & bartender helpers, and Cashiers.

Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are part of the Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, along with Chefs & head cooks, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Cooks, Food preparation workers, Bartenders, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are Polk County (Northeast) PUMA, FL, Yuma City PUMA, AZ, and South Miami City, Westchester & Coral Terrace PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are South Miami City, Westchester & Coral Terrace PUMA, FL, Polk County (Northeast) PUMA, FL, and Yuma City PUMA, AZ.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food and on wages and locations for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, by average wage, is Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers. Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are paid most in Kingsport City PUMA, TN but are relatively concentrated in South Miami City, Westchester & Coral Terrace PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$14,157

AVERAGE SALARY

± $665

In 2017, Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food earned an average of $14,157, $39,731 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Cashiers make somewhat more than Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food while Food preparation workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Grocery Stores, and Department stores & discount stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, by average wage, are Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Gasoline stations, and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

415k

2017 Workforce

± 15,796

1.25%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.33%

The number of people employed as Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food has been growing at a rate of 1.25%, from 409,996 people in 2016 to 415,137 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food at 57%, followed by Grocery Stores with 30.9% and Department stores & discount stores with 4.66%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in the US. The average age of male Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food in the workforce is 27.3 and of female Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is 34.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

163k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,902

252k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,321

60.8% of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

55.2% of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17.2% of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food.

Age by Gender

27.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.783

34.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.804

The median age of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is 31.7, and Male employees are generally 7.18 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food is Business but a relatively high number of Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Coordination, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Combined food preparation & serving workers, including fast food need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Coordination, and Learning Strategies.