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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Kansas City, MO-KS

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 79,760
2006 80,810
2007 83,730
2008 85,930
2009 84,600
2010 83,890
2011 83,600
2012 86,740
2013 89,940
2014 91,320
2015 90,180
2016 91,040
2017 93,040
2018 96,000
2019 96,340

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 770
2006 760
2007 720
2008 630
2009 690
2010 590
2011 580
2012 610
2013 690
2014 670
2015 830
2016 1,050
2017 1,040
2018 1,000
2019 780

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 5,470
2006 5,100
2007 5,380
2008 5,680
2009 6,360
2010 6,790
2011 7,090
2012 6,270
2013 6,420
2014 6,460
2015 7,100
2016 7,230
2017 7,720
2018 7,550
2019 7,850

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 3,310
2006 3,100
2007 3,450
2008 2,800
2009 3,010
2010 3,170
2011 3,260
2012 3,270
2013 3,760
2014 3,320
2015 3,150
2016 3,430
2017 3,510
2018 4,000
2019 4,300

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 3,280
2006 3,410
2007 2,940
2008 3,270
2009 2,940
2010 3,100
2011 3,170
2012 3,580
2013 3,730
2014 3,350
2015 3,430
2016 3,270
2017 3,550
2018 3,620
2019 3,960

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 5,500
2006 6,560
2007 7,390
2008 7,580
2009 7,560
2010 7,140
2011 7,580
2012 7,310
2013 7,930
2014 7,630
2015 8,000
2016 7,990
2017 8,620
2018 8,920
2019 10,190

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 2,030
2006 1,370
2007 1,000
2008 1,070
2009 1,150
2010 1,010
2011 1,090
2012 1,010
2013 830
2014 1,190
2015 1,530
2016 1,770
2017 1,860
2018 1,600
2019 1,420

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2008 30
2009 0
2014 60
2015 50
2016 40
2018 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 5,480
2006 5,300
2007 5,250
2008 5,490
2009 5,850
2010 5,450
2011 4,560
2012 4,480
2013 5,250
2014 5,620
2015 5,300
2016 6,780
2017 6,610
2018 5,940
2019 4,610

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 3,140
2006 3,420
2007 3,470
2008 3,370
2009 3,290
2010 2,950
2011 3,060
2012 2,990
2013 3,680
2014 3,760
2015 3,870
2016 3,700
2017 4,120
2018 3,990
2019 4,070

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 22,010
2006 22,150
2007 23,690
2008 25,150
2009 24,490
2010 25,280
2011 23,840
2012 26,310
2013 25,560
2014 27,330
2015 24,640
2016 24,240
2017 26,370
2018 29,310
2019 28,930

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 18,800
2006 19,380
2007 19,170
2008 18,610
2009 17,750
2010 17,410
2011 18,680
2012 19,540
2013 19,720
2014 19,790
2015 19,500
2016 19,050
2017 17,080
2018 18,220
2019 18,590

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 1,670
2006 1,410
2007 1,420
2008 1,750
2009 1,740
2010 1,980
2011 1,990
2012 1,860
2013 2,430
2014 2,700
2015 2,850
2016 2,370
2017 2,280
2018 1,740
2019 1,920

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 2,660
2006 2,990
2007 3,530
2008 3,550
2009 3,570
2010 3,200
2011 2,960
2012 2,910
2013 3,360
2014 3,370
2015 3,610
2016 3,070
2017 2,930
2018 3,170
2019 3,080

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 3,170
2006 3,190
2007 3,520
2008 3,710
2009 3,410
2010 3,060
2011 3,060
2012 3,320
2013 3,370
2014 3,070
2015 2,850
2016 3,140
2017 3,060
2018 3,110
2019 3,150

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 2,470
2006 2,670
2007 2,800
2008 3,040
2009 2,580
2010 2,540
2011 2,510
2012 3,040
2013 3,060
2014 2,800
2015 2,760
2016 3,090
2017 3,470
2018 3,480
2019 3,130

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2008 200
2009 210
2010 220
2011 170
2012 240
2013 150
2014 200
2015 710
2016 820
2017 820
2018 350
2019 360