Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Lafayette, LA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 9,840
2006 11,410
2007 11,830
2008 12,370
2009 12,970
2010 11,400
2011 12,590
2012 12,660
2013 13,630
2014 14,060
2015 19,500
2016 19,120
2017 17,850
2018 18,150
2019 17,820

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 140
2006 210
2007 170
2008 150
2009 100
2010 0
2011 140
2012 120
2013 120
2014 100
2015 110
2016 0
2017 0
2018 280
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 820
2006 860
2007 870
2008 980
2009 1,040
2010 1,020
2011 1,000
2012 1,080
2013 1,210
2014 1,200
2015 1,620
2016 1,870
2017 1,790
2018 1,700
2019 1,340

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 840
2006 540
2007 510
2008 650
2009 540
2010 450
2011 390
2012 420
2013 410
2014 430
2015 650
2016 760
2017 830
2018 640
2019 760

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 800
2006 700
2007 830
2008 640
2009 650
2010 650
2011 700
2012 840
2013 960
2014 960
2015 650
2016 570
2017 530
2018 620
2019 490

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 710
2006 860
2007 870
2008 840
2009 880
2010 880
2011 920
2012 1,050
2013 1,020
2014 1,000
2015 1,330
2016 1,100
2017 1,010
2018 1,100
2019 1,290

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 0
2006 340
2007 290
2008 260
2009 490
2010 0
2011 840
2012 730
2013 600
2014 450
2015 390
2016 540
2017 550
2018 720
2019 430

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 0
2009 310
2010 290
2011 180
2012 100
2013 120
2014 60
2015 90
2019 70

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 1,500
2006 1,900
2007 2,200
2008 2,590
2009 2,510
2010 2,560
2011 2,270
2012 1,720
2013 2,170
2014 2,300
2015 4,540
2016 4,130
2017 4,200
2018 3,810
2019 4,740

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 420
2006 600
2007 470
2008 660
2009 880
2010 850
2011 770
2012 580
2013 540
2014 580
2015 840
2016 920
2017 1,000
2018 750
2019 950

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 860
2006 1,030
2007 1,630
2008 1,380
2009 1,470
2010 910
2011 1,410
2012 2,110
2013 2,350
2014 2,730
2015 3,400
2016 2,940
2017 2,610
2018 2,920
2019 3,030

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 2,420
2006 2,820
2007 2,520
2008 2,780
2009 2,660
2010 2,470
2011 2,630
2012 2,600
2013 2,720
2014 2,810
2015 3,910
2016 4,280
2017 3,630
2018 3,850
2019 3,420

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 180
2006 0
2007 0
2008 110
2009 90
2010 100
2011 150
2012 180
2013 180
2014 120
2015 280
2016 290
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 350
2006 460
2007 440
2008 440
2009 420
2010 360
2011 310
2012 370
2013 300
2014 410
2015 930
2016 1,040
2017 830
2018 600
2019 200

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 440
2006 580
2007 580
2008 480
2009 420
2010 380
2011 390
2012 330
2013 310
2014 310
2015 340
2016 310
2017 360
2018 490
2019 550

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 360
2006 460
2007 410
2008 410
2009 480
2010 480
2011 490
2012 430
2013 410
2014 330
2015 420
2016 370
2017 510
2018 670
2019 550

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 30
2013 210
2014 270
2015 0
2016 0