Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Ohio

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 459,660
2005 468,740
2006 471,660
2007 473,510
2008 471,330
2009 463,650
2010 455,320
2011 461,830
2012 465,540
2013 466,170
2014 481,190
2015 489,490
2016 506,610
2017 506,200
2018 505,450
2019 501,980

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2004 4,060
2005 4,040
2006 3,070
2007 2,370
2008 2,030
2009 1,700
2010 2,050
2011 2,640
2012 3,320
2013 3,310
2014 3,500
2015 3,300
2016 4,090
2017 4,150
2018 4,370
2019 3,390

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2004 32,700
2005 30,560
2006 30,440
2007 29,480
2008 28,500
2009 28,140
2010 29,470
2011 31,890
2012 32,630
2013 33,410
2014 33,830
2015 34,500
2016 34,680
2017 35,450
2018 39,220
2019 41,690

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2004 40,570
2005 41,480
2006 38,940
2007 30,300
2008 22,150
2009 13,650
2010 15,100
2011 13,070
2012 15,860
2013 0
2014 12,480
2015 10,710
2016 16,000
2017 18,400
2018 16,710
2019 18,190

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2004 29,210
2005 28,320
2006 26,650
2007 24,380
2008 22,140
2009 22,500
2010 21,970
2011 21,750
2012 18,630
2013 17,790
2014 17,930
2015 17,640
2016 17,730
2017 17,430
2018 18,910
2019 20,630

Cooks, Private Household

Year Number
2006 0

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2004 32,080
2005 31,820
2006 33,270
2007 33,150
2008 33,330
2009 31,470
2010 33,110
2011 31,580
2012 35,650
2013 35,460
2014 41,060
2015 38,750
2016 37,660
2017 36,190
2018 37,220
2019 42,530

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2004 9,590
2005 9,700
2006 7,820
2007 7,210
2008 6,900
2009 7,750
2010 7,490
2011 7,650
2012 6,730
2013 6,400
2014 6,370
2015 9,260
2016 12,360
2017 13,300
2018 9,540
2019 6,520

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2004 320
2005 670
2006 1,050
2007 1,020
2008 1,150
2009 970
2010 790
2011 370
2012 160
2013 0
2014 0
2015 230
2016 130
2017 50
2018 80
2019 120

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2004 41,080
2005 37,630
2006 34,110
2007 32,490
2008 30,880
2009 27,340
2010 25,900
2011 23,670
2012 24,240
2013 21,860
2014 22,340
2015 21,200
2016 24,990
2017 26,820
2018 26,740
2019 24,550

Bartenders

Year Number
2004 19,840
2005 23,190
2006 24,620
2007 25,500
2008 21,950
2009 20,240
2010 21,550
2011 24,500
2012 24,170
2013 24,560
2014 22,930
2015 23,360
2016 22,950
2017 23,750
2018 23,980
2019 25,180

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2004 101,600
2005 109,110
2006 117,880
2007 138,690
2008 151,770
2009 163,440
2010 153,810
2011 163,540
2012 162,660
2013 181,050
2014 177,850
2015 185,010
2016 181,020
2017 175,650
2018 176,520
2019 175,500

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2004 90,330
2005 93,560
2006 96,800
2007 94,000
2008 95,990
2009 92,700
2010 89,720
2011 83,850
2012 82,700
2013 85,230
2014 89,770
2015 91,640
2016 98,150
2017 96,160
2018 94,720
2019 87,960

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2004 6,690
2005 7,060
2006 7,840
2007 8,920
2008 9,370
2009 10,160
2010 11,140
2011 12,990
2012 14,250
2013 13,990
2014 14,630
2015 13,440
2016 14,530
2017 13,540
2018 13,930
2019 13,500

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2004 15,580
2005 15,090
2006 13,890
2007 12,340
2008 12,390
2009 12,140
2010 12,150
2011 11,770
2012 11,690
2013 10,420
2014 10,290
2015 10,110
2016 11,320
2017 11,400
2018 11,600
2019 10,080

Dishwashers

Year Number
2004 18,740
2005 19,350
2006 18,060
2007 16,970
2008 15,800
2009 14,880
2010 14,840
2011 15,460
2012 15,800
2013 16,240
2014 14,450
2015 13,940
2016 13,770
2017 15,120
2018 14,890
2019 14,460

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2004 14,690
2005 14,570
2006 14,790
2007 14,670
2008 15,030
2009 15,110
2010 15,100
2011 16,060
2012 16,110
2013 15,100
2014 13,760
2015 15,330
2016 16,140
2017 17,550
2018 15,780
2019 15,860

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 2,580
2005 2,590
2006 2,430
2007 2,020
2008 1,950
2009 1,460
2010 1,130
2011 1,040
2012 940
2013 1,350
2014 0
2015 1,070
2016 1,090
2017 1,240
2018 1,240
2019 1,820