Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 11,310
2006 12,000
2007 11,820
2008 12,040
2009 11,440
2010 11,280
2011 10,380
2012 11,050
2013 11,820
2014 11,900
2015 12,520
2016 11,900
2017 12,280
2018 11,600
2019 12,090

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 50
2006 50
2007 30
2008 50
2009 70
2010 50
2012 40
2013 30
2015 60
2016 50
2017 60
2018 60
2019 50

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 990
2006 1,070
2007 1,040
2008 1,200
2009 1,020
2010 930
2011 830
2012 900
2013 1,050
2014 1,010
2015 1,150
2016 1,230
2017 1,180
2018 1,050
2019 1,140

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 500
2006 430
2007 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 350
2013 350
2015 360
2016 0
2017 550
2018 0
2019 450

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 250
2006 310
2007 320
2008 310
2009 250
2010 280
2011 290
2012 320
2013 320
2014 310
2015 280
2016 210
2017 310
2018 360
2019 460

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 580
2006 840
2007 860
2008 790
2009 780
2010 840
2011 890
2012 850
2013 760
2014 810
2015 900
2016 1,210
2017 1,280
2018 1,420
2019 1,470

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 680
2006 410
2007 190
2008 190
2009 0
2010 290
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 40
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2012 40

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 750
2006 800
2007 1,000
2008 1,280
2009 1,210
2010 1,150
2011 810
2012 760
2013 690
2014 600
2015 650
2016 490
2017 630
2018 650
2019 840

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 160
2006 340
2007 300
2008 0
2009 150
2010 150
2011 130
2012 170
2013 230
2014 230
2015 280
2016 240
2017 270
2018 300
2019 360

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 3,690
2006 3,980
2007 4,520
2008 5,170
2009 5,020
2010 4,470
2011 4,140
2012 4,140
2013 4,990
2014 5,350
2015 5,410
2016 5,260
2017 4,730
2018 4,560
2019 4,000

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 2,580
2006 2,430
2007 2,400
2008 2,170
2009 2,110
2010 2,020
2011 2,240
2012 2,440
2013 2,440
2014 2,510
2015 2,380
2016 2,360
2017 2,300
2018 2,270
2019 2,120

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 140
2006 100
2007 80
2008 70
2009 50
2010 60
2011 80
2012 80
2013 120
2014 140
2015 200
2016 170
2017 310
2018 350
2019 270

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 250
2006 430
2007 250
2008 180
2009 90
2010 120
2011 0
2012 200
2013 140
2014 140
2015 130
2016 90
2017 150
2018 230
2019 250

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 320
2006 330
2007 290
2008 300
2009 380
2010 540
2011 610
2012 440
2013 340
2014 250
2015 260
2016 260
2017 280
2018 350
2019 300

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 370
2006 480
2007 540
2008 330
2009 310
2010 380
2011 360
2012 320
2013 360
2014 510
2015 460
2016 330
2017 230
2018 0
2019 380

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2019 0