Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 9,770
2006 10,250
2007 10,620
2008 10,290
2009 10,790
2010 9,440
2011 10,170
2012 10,630
2013 12,340
2014 12,270
2015 13,050
2016 13,380
2017 14,500
2018 13,070
2019 14,030

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 40
2008 40
2009 30
2015 0
2016 0
2017 30
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 860
2006 830
2007 940
2008 870
2009 880
2010 730
2011 840
2012 830
2013 800
2014 790
2015 770
2016 920
2017 940
2018 1,080
2019 1,170

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 290
2006 210
2007 0
2008 0
2009 420
2010 490
2011 550
2012 430
2013 320
2014 540
2015 930
2016 920
2017 630
2018 0
2019 480

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 360
2006 310
2007 380
2008 460
2009 500
2010 680
2011 720
2012 710
2013 530
2014 540
2015 660
2016 650
2017 680
2018 590
2019 560

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 630
2006 450
2007 680
2008 620
2009 740
2010 740
2011 1,090
2012 1,300
2013 1,260
2014 1,180
2015 1,350
2016 1,200
2017 1,480
2018 1,190
2019 1,290

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 240
2006 170
2007 220
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 90
2014 150
2015 140
2016 120
2017 50
2018 0
2019 60

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2019 0

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 480
2006 380
2007 290
2008 310
2009 360
2010 660
2011 710
2012 490
2013 280
2014 490
2015 810
2016 920
2017 750
2018 650
2019 760

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 280
2006 440
2007 450
2008 450
2009 400
2010 280
2011 210
2012 200
2013 210
2014 320
2015 530
2016 550
2017 370
2018 330
2019 260

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 3,630
2006 4,370
2007 4,510
2008 4,870
2009 4,610
2010 3,340
2011 2,750
2012 3,580
2013 5,140
2014 4,700
2015 4,150
2016 4,460
2017 5,500
2018 6,000
2019 6,710

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 2,050
2006 2,220
2007 2,050
2008 1,890
2009 2,010
2010 1,980
2011 2,180
2012 2,180
2013 2,550
2014 2,520
2015 2,420
2016 2,310
2017 2,660
2018 2,200
2019 1,890

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2007 30
2008 60
2009 50
2010 0
2011 170
2012 0
2013 0
2014 60
2015 100
2016 0
2017 170
2018 0

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 290
2006 320
2007 390
2008 220
2009 270
2010 160
2011 320
2012 350
2013 380
2014 310
2015 470
2016 680
2017 710
2018 540
2019 330

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 390
2006 280
2007 340
2008 260
2009 300
2010 220
2011 350
2012 280
2013 380
2014 360
2015 430
2016 410
2017 300
2018 270
2019 390

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 220
2006 230
2007 300
2008 240
2009 220
2010 160
2011 230
2012 280
2013 400
2014 310
2015 290
2016 240
2017 230
2018 220
2019 130