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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 172,320
2006 178,590
2007 192,740
2008 201,540
2009 200,950
2010 199,150
2011 205,550
2012 217,150
2013 233,200
2014 244,250
2015 260,670
2016 276,380
2017 276,280
2018 276,960
2019 276,690

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 1,460
2006 1,050
2007 1,050
2008 1,170
2009 1,080
2010 880
2011 710
2012 1,150
2013 1,780
2014 2,120
2015 2,650
2016 2,540
2017 2,120
2018 1,710
2019 1,180

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 16,950
2006 17,790
2007 17,490
2008 17,700
2009 16,020
2010 14,250
2011 14,260
2012 15,960
2013 18,530
2014 18,280
2015 19,150
2016 19,740
2017 19,910
2018 19,710
2019 20,280

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 3,760
2006 3,370
2007 4,370
2008 4,890
2009 6,800
2010 7,760
2011 7,180
2012 5,750
2013 5,140
2014 8,120
2015 11,620
2016 9,930
2017 8,210
2018 6,460
2019 10,230

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 4,680
2006 4,930
2007 4,520
2008 3,940
2009 7,460
2010 8,250
2011 9,570
2012 6,560
2013 5,870
2014 6,130
2015 6,460
2016 7,260
2017 6,300
2018 5,100
2019 4,780

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 13,090
2006 14,600
2007 16,770
2008 18,980
2009 20,690
2010 17,220
2011 18,490
2012 18,900
2013 22,090
2014 20,810
2015 20,980
2016 24,730
2017 26,750
2018 27,300
2019 29,510

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1,630
2008 1,020
2009 2,350
2010 3,390
2011 3,660
2012 2,580
2013 4,140
2014 4,330
2015 5,430
2016 4,250
2017 4,710
2018 4,190

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 110
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 450
2012 310
2013 250
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 7,150
2006 6,580
2007 5,710
2008 6,480
2009 7,600
2010 8,900
2011 9,460
2012 9,450
2013 12,370
2014 13,090
2015 15,840
2016 15,770
2017 14,800
2018 14,130
2019 15,870

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 5,100
2006 5,980
2007 6,490
2008 6,720
2009 6,530
2010 7,520
2011 7,910
2012 7,970
2013 8,650
2014 8,620
2015 8,890
2016 10,340
2017 11,320
2018 11,910
2019 12,160

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 62,660
2006 65,330
2007 68,930
2008 70,000
2009 58,540
2010 59,860
2011 63,110
2012 76,870
2013 74,410
2014 79,880
2015 80,040
2016 89,500
2017 93,480
2018 99,200
2019 94,310

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 33,920
2006 34,490
2007 39,910
2008 42,710
2009 45,410
2010 44,730
2011 46,120
2012 46,660
2013 50,920
2014 51,700
2015 54,040
2016 55,980
2017 56,620
2018 56,850
2019 55,590

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 2,170
2006 2,010
2007 2,110
2008 2,380
2009 2,560
2010 1,970
2011 1,920
2012 2,720
2013 3,410
2014 4,460
2015 4,400
2016 4,220
2017 2,840
2018 2,730
2019 2,890

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 8,050
2006 8,600
2007 9,260
2008 10,110
2009 9,950
2010 9,400
2011 8,590
2012 8,450
2013 9,130
2014 9,090
2015 9,700
2016 9,940
2017 9,830
2018 9,570
2019 12,170

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 6,790
2006 6,900
2007 7,330
2008 8,170
2009 8,300
2010 7,670
2011 7,250
2012 7,170
2013 8,150
2014 8,530
2015 8,700
2016 9,270
2017 9,010
2018 8,570
2019 9,320

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 5,020
2006 5,650
2007 5,930
2008 5,840
2009 5,920
2010 6,190
2011 6,070
2012 6,650
2013 7,990
2014 9,090
2015 10,940
2016 10,920
2017 10,380
2018 8,620
2019 7,600

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,310
2007 1,130
2008 1,430
2009 1,740
2010 1,160
2011 800
2012 0
2013 370
2014 0
2015 1,830
2016 1,990
2017 0
2018 910
2019 800