Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2006 12,370
2007 12,750
2008 11,530
2009 11,330
2010 10,660
2011 9,770
2012 10,890
2013 11,480
2014 11,450
2015 11,590
2016 11,270
2017 11,220
2018 11,200
2019 11,920

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2006 130
2007 70
2008 0
2010 130
2011 0
2012 80
2013 0
2014 80
2015 100
2016 90
2017 60
2018 60
2019 60

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2006 770
2007 830
2008 800
2009 750
2010 580
2011 620
2012 600
2013 680
2014 620
2015 690
2016 640
2017 530
2018 530
2019 670

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2006 990
2007 880
2008 1,170
2009 1,510
2010 1,280
2011 0
2012 510
2013 550
2014 810
2015 830
2016 770
2017 610
2018 0

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2006 640
2007 700
2008 680
2009 630
2010 660
2011 740
2012 750
2013 790
2014 610
2015 630
2016 720
2017 950
2018 920
2019 890

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2006 650
2007 670
2008 690
2009 700
2010 860
2011 870
2012 750
2013 720
2014 810
2015 1,060
2016 1,080
2017 1,030
2018 1,060
2019 1,370

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2006 290
2007 300
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 80
2012 150
2013 120
2014 110
2015 0
2016 180
2017 220
2018 0
2019 0

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 110
2008 50
2017 40
2018 40
2019 40

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2006 1,310
2007 1,200
2008 880
2009 930
2010 910
2011 890
2012 1,000
2013 1,030
2014 1,460
2015 1,240
2016 970
2017 370
2018 330
2019 0

Bartenders

Year Number
2006 1,240
2007 1,100
2008 920
2009 680
2010 880
2011 940
2012 1,080
2013 1,160
2014 1,050
2015 950
2016 820
2017 1,100
2018 1,390
2019 1,290

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2006 3,030
2007 2,990
2008 2,980
2009 2,490
2010 1,960
2011 2,030
2012 2,770
2013 3,180
2014 2,830
2015 2,990
2016 3,480
2017 4,050
2018 4,450
2019 4,160

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2006 2,120
2007 2,550
2008 2,310
2009 2,750
2010 2,250
2011 2,140
2012 1,820
2013 1,960
2014 2,150
2015 2,110
2016 1,590
2017 1,530
2018 1,440
2019 2,280

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 210
2011 330
2012 260
2013 170
2014 40
2015 70
2016 90
2017 170
2018 320
2019 450

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2006 420
2007 320
2008 390
2009 300
2010 480
2011 420
2012 390
2013 240
2014 270
2015 200
2016 290
2017 310
2018 270
2019 260

Dishwashers

Year Number
2006 500
2007 470
2008 490
2009 440
2010 460
2011 430
2012 410
2013 480
2014 380
2015 390
2016 250
2017 250
2018 290
2019 330

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2006 280
2007 260
2008 170
2009 150
2010 0
2011 280
2012 320
2013 400
2014 230
2015 330
2016 300
2017 0
2018 100
2019 120

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 0
2007 300
2008 0
2010 0
2011 0