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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2015 530,220
2016 548,220
2017 567,600
2018 580,800
2019 592,610

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2015 6,830
2016 6,750
2017 7,150
2018 8,230
2019 8,350

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2015 32,350
2016 33,380
2017 32,880
2018 33,750
2019 33,320

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2015 36,120
2016 37,320
2017 39,920
2018 43,560
2019 45,360

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2015 8,440
2016 8,560
2017 8,990
2018 8,910
2019 7,930

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2017 0
2018 80
2019 0

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2015 45,310
2016 49,730
2017 52,560
2018 61,160
2019 65,010

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2015 8,200
2016 7,690
2017 7,290
2018 5,610
2019 6,990

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2015 940
2016 1,180
2017 1,520
2018 1,860
2019 2,340

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2015 45,290
2016 40,020
2017 38,070
2018 36,330
2019 42,140

Bartenders
Year Number
2015 19,650
2016 17,550
2017 21,010
2018 22,680
2019 26,230

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2015 141,030
2016 146,390
2017 154,970
2018 156,860
2019 154,980

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2015 99,060
2016 106,260
2017 108,740
2018 105,750
2019 102,290

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2015 9,170
2016 8,510
2017 9,000
2018 8,200
2019 8,780

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2015 25,740
2016 28,560
2017 30,830
2018 31,430
2019 29,600

Dishwashers
Year Number
2015 31,800
2016 34,270
2017 31,780
2018 30,640
2019 31,390

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2015 17,530
2016 19,740
2017 20,160
2018 20,570
2019 17,790

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2015 2,760
2016 2,310
2017 2,730
2018 5,180
2019 10,110