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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in New York

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 552,750
2005 558,410
2006 559,520
2007 578,150
2008 598,200
2009 599,530
2010 608,650
2011 630,560
2012 658,510
2013 680,370
2014 712,920
2015 721,030
2016 735,420
2017 750,140
2018 771,990
2019 767,930

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2004 6,530
2005 6,190
2006 5,460
2007 5,350
2008 4,840
2009 4,930
2010 4,830
2011 5,610
2012 7,060
2013 8,620
2014 11,140
2015 13,840
2016 15,100
2017 16,890
2018 15,500
2019 17,950

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2004 45,960
2005 42,030
2006 42,310
2007 44,040
2008 46,840
2009 44,790
2010 42,920
2011 39,840
2012 41,980
2013 43,580
2014 47,990
2015 47,240
2016 46,410
2017 44,870
2018 47,640
2019 49,170

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2004 26,770
2005 25,230
2006 25,670
2007 27,940
2008 26,730
2009 24,700
2010 17,220
2011 14,580
2012 12,970
2013 17,290
2014 21,310
2015 22,010
2016 16,790
2017 12,180
2018 9,940
2019 11,290

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2004 18,200
2005 15,310
2006 14,280
2007 15,580
2008 16,900
2009 17,240
2010 18,020
2011 16,920
2012 16,680
2013 16,080
2014 16,490
2015 16,210
2016 16,020
2017 15,900
2018 16,180
2019 16,120

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2004 70
2005 0
2006 70
2008 150
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2019 0

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2004 32,800
2005 36,900
2006 36,210
2007 38,530
2008 39,390
2009 42,210
2010 44,910
2011 53,300
2012 55,260
2013 60,750
2014 62,930
2015 66,650
2016 67,300
2017 68,720
2018 73,340
2019 71,100

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2004 12,140
2005 9,830
2006 8,740
2007 7,230
2008 6,880
2009 7,810
2010 11,790
2011 12,450
2012 9,660
2013 8,950
2014 9,030
2015 14,380
2016 12,070
2017 13,030
2018 8,890
2019 9,600

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2004 890
2005 980
2006 1,270
2007 1,270
2008 1,480
2009 1,180
2010 980
2011 860
2012 990
2013 1,020
2014 1,010
2015 650
2016 960
2017 800
2018 0
2019 1,240

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2004 75,100
2005 80,470
2006 86,470
2007 89,340
2008 91,200
2009 84,880
2010 72,970
2011 58,530
2012 52,290
2013 52,350
2014 58,790
2015 59,820
2016 63,570
2017 59,720
2018 61,600
2019 59,850

Bartenders
Year Number
2004 27,990
2005 29,420
2006 27,330
2007 25,820
2008 27,620
2009 28,690
2010 30,090
2011 31,020
2012 34,300
2013 37,840
2014 41,760
2015 42,140
2016 43,670
2017 44,240
2018 44,370
2019 44,970

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2004 113,010
2005 110,240
2006 110,270
2007 115,610
2008 124,340
2009 134,400
2010 151,100
2011 172,250
2012 192,580
2013 189,560
2014 185,630
2015 175,790
2016 189,630
2017 203,170
2018 217,780
2019 211,970

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2004 124,560
2005 133,370
2006 129,540
2007 128,690
2008 126,590
2009 121,740
2010 125,820
2011 134,250
2012 138,500
2013 144,140
2014 151,270
2015 156,300
2016 155,540
2017 161,720
2018 167,250
2019 160,470

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2004 10,740
2005 10,920
2006 10,080
2007 10,830
2008 11,930
2009 13,690
2010 15,800
2011 16,360
2012 19,460
2013 18,530
2014 17,010
2015 15,800
2016 16,540
2017 17,250
2018 17,310
2019 15,930

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2004 19,300
2005 17,600
2006 19,000
2007 20,430
2008 22,880
2009 22,400
2010 22,490
2011 25,560
2012 27,260
2013 32,210
2014 33,550
2015 34,300
2016 33,390
2017 33,690
2018 36,300
2019 40,770

Dishwashers
Year Number
2004 27,660
2005 27,990
2006 30,330
2007 33,440
2008 35,880
2009 36,490
2010 34,820
2011 33,780
2012 32,980
2013 32,600
2014 34,990
2015 34,830
2016 34,320
2017 34,100
2018 32,940
2019 34,830

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2004 10,600
2005 11,730
2006 12,240
2007 13,780
2008 14,300
2009 14,170
2010 14,440
2011 14,650
2012 15,810
2013 16,200
2014 18,420
2015 18,880
2016 20,930
2017 20,760
2018 19,950
2019 19,580

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 430
2005 200
2006 250
2007 270
2008 250
2009 210
2010 450
2011 600
2012 730
2013 650
2014 1,600
2015 2,190
2016 3,180
2017 3,100
2018 3,000
2019 3,090