Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year	Number
2005	69,190
2006	69,010
2007	74,040
2008	75,090
2009	70,650
2010	69,250
2011	73,300
2012	80,310
2013	85,400
2014	87,780
2015	93,300
2016	97,030
2017	97,880

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year	Number
2005	330
2006	280
2007	290
2008	510
2009	620
2010	570
2011	500
2012	290
2013	400
2014	440
2015	770
2016	470
2017	420

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year	Number
2005	6,910
2006	7,300
2007	7,870
2008	7,380
2009	6,420
2010	5,260
2011	5,240
2012	6,180
2013	6,520
2014	6,760
2015	7,110
2016	6,890
2017	7,290

Cooks, Fast Food

Year	Number
2005	2,120
2006	2,270
2007	2,070
2008	2,120
2009	0
2010	3,430
2011	3,440
2012	4,830
2013	6,120
2014	6,390
2015	6,900
2016	5,480
2017	5,340

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year	Number
2005	1,990
2006	1,670
2007	2,140
2008	2,120
2009	2,530
2010	2,050
2011	2,370
2012	2,080
2013	2,310
2014	2,170
2015	2,590
2016	3,320
2017	3,250

Cooks, Restaurant

Year	Number
2005	5,780
2006	5,960
2007	7,130
2008	7,410
2009	6,970
2010	6,230
2011	5,580
2012	6,310
2013	7,860
2014	8,280
2015	8,560
2016	9,780
2017	10,040

Cooks, Short Order

Year	Number
2005	460
2006	500
2007	570
2008	650
2009	860
2010	0
2011	0
2012	0
2013	600
2014	0
2015	1,190
2016	990
2017	1,290

Cooks, All Other

Year	Number
2012	30
2013	0
2014	0
2017	0

Food Preparation Workers

Year	Number
2005	2,180
2006	1,650
2007	1,750
2008	2,430
2009	2,610
2010	2,410
2011	2,410
2012	3,860
2013	4,650
2014	4,750
2015	4,250
2016	3,970
2017	3,490

Bartenders

Year	Number
2005	2,180
2006	1,960
2007	2,080
2008	2,490
2009	2,590
2010	2,340
2011	2,160
2012	2,920
2013	3,840
2014	3,970
2015	3,230
2016	3,040
2017	3,070

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year	Number
2005	23,690
2006	24,910
2007	25,070
2008	25,680
2009	23,380
2010	22,150
2011	24,980
2012	24,810
2013	24,020
2014	24,860
2015	29,640
2016	32,550
2017	33,180

Waiters and Waitresses

Year	Number
2005	14,700
2006	14,670
2007	16,460
2008	15,650
2009	16,210
2010	16,550
2011	17,850
2012	18,370
2013	17,210
2014	18,160
2015	17,780
2016	19,750
2017	19,050

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year	Number
2005	1,310
2006	1,370
2007	1,300
2008	880
2009	930
2010	1,010
2011	850
2012	1,220
2013	1,210
2014	1,010
2015	1,090
2016	1,580
2017	2,290

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year	Number
2005	2,370
2006	2,450
2007	2,790
2008	2,810
2009	2,670
2010	2,390
2011	2,340
2012	2,860
2013	2,860
2014	2,950
2015	3,030
2016	2,640
2017	2,690

Dishwashers

Year	Number
2005	2,140
2006	1,970
2007	2,340
2008	2,420
2009	2,180
2010	2,150
2011	2,720
2012	3,820
2013	4,270
2014	4,290
2015	3,430
2016	2,950
2017	2,560

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year	Number
2005	1,940
2006	2,050
2007	2,180
2008	2,540
2009	2,680
2010	2,660
2011	2,810
2012	2,670
2013	3,360
2014	3,500
2015	3,520
2016	3,430
2017	3,620

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2005	1,090
2006	0
2007	0
2008	0
2009	0
2010	50
2011	50
2012	60
2013	170
2014	250
2015	210
2016	190
2017	300