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Number of foodservice employees in the United States 2017, by occupation

Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation

The data displays the number of foodservice employees in the U.S. as of May 2017, by occupation. There were 404,120 cooks working in institutions and cafeterias in the United States as of May 2017.

Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	3576220
Waiters and waitresses	2584220
Cooks, restaurant	1276510
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	927440
Food preparation workers	832690
Bartenders	613350
Cooks, fast food	503780
Dishwashers	503540
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	476940
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	436730
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	414540
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	404120
Food servers, nonrestaurant	264630
Cooks, short order	174230
Chefs and head cooks	131430
Food preparation and serving related workers, all other	56350
Cooks, all other	15870
Cooks, private household	500

Number of foodservice employees in the United States 2017, by occupation

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