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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 435,340
2005 456,080
2006 464,070
2007 469,830
2008 477,910
2009 467,720
2010 461,310
2011 463,650
2012 470,650
2013 480,000
2014 485,240
2015 487,970
2016 498,200
2017 501,680
2018 505,060
2019 509,320

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2004 4,580
2005 5,220
2006 5,190
2007 4,520
2008 4,020
2009 3,660
2010 3,680
2011 4,070
2012 4,680
2013 4,900
2014 4,740
2015 4,130
2016 3,640
2017 3,440
2018 3,100
2019 3,020

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2004 23,820
2005 25,910
2006 26,850
2007 28,960
2008 29,620
2009 28,470
2010 26,590
2011 26,380
2012 28,580
2013 28,990
2014 29,670
2015 29,880
2016 31,310
2017 34,860
2018 37,440
2019 40,640

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2004 19,740
2005 18,180
2006 15,860
2007 12,510
2008 12,020
2009 15,170
2010 16,740
2011 15,470
2012 9,930
2013 10,270
2014 8,680
2015 8,990
2016 8,410
2017 7,350
2018 8,340
2019 7,840

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2004 15,920
2005 18,440
2006 18,760
2007 16,290
2008 16,880
2009 17,640
2010 19,790
2011 20,060
2012 20,500
2013 19,160
2014 18,740
2015 18,990
2016 20,480
2017 19,650
2018 15,960
2019 14,380

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2013 0
2017 30

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2004 27,620
2005 29,640
2006 31,090
2007 34,140
2008 34,630
2009 32,920
2010 32,530
2011 31,860
2012 33,030
2013 35,080
2014 40,560
2015 46,060
2016 50,470
2017 54,080
2018 55,980
2019 58,390

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2004 10,440
2005 12,190
2006 12,200
2007 12,680
2008 11,830
2009 10,620
2010 8,090
2011 6,900
2012 6,130
2013 7,810
2014 7,440
2015 7,090
2016 3,600
2017 3,000
2018 2,130
2019 2,270

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2004 330
2005 230
2006 190
2007 340
2008 590
2009 600
2010 420
2011 0
2012 0
2013 40
2014 40
2015 50
2016 30
2017 180
2018 240
2019 220

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2004 40,910
2005 41,090
2006 39,800
2007 35,920
2008 34,520
2009 35,510
2010 38,650
2011 39,700
2012 39,330
2013 37,260
2014 35,330
2015 31,850
2016 28,010
2017 22,820
2018 19,310
2019 17,810

Bartenders
Year Number
2004 26,700
2005 30,200
2006 30,440
2007 30,690
2008 30,200
2009 29,750
2010 30,850
2011 30,030
2012 30,670
2013 29,890
2014 31,220
2015 31,420
2016 32,390
2017 33,160
2018 33,150
2019 32,450

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2004 104,760
2005 116,850
2006 127,810
2007 134,020
2008 140,850
2009 134,840
2010 129,710
2011 136,450
2012 140,550
2013 144,990
2014 145,910
2015 146,590
2016 156,850
2017 159,800
2018 163,690
2019 167,840

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2004 98,920
2005 98,980
2006 96,030
2007 98,280
2008 97,990
2009 94,420
2010 89,440
2011 87,790
2012 89,340
2013 94,090
2014 97,240
2015 98,220
2016 98,780
2017 98,000
2018 98,970
2019 96,210

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2004 7,190
2005 6,540
2006 7,950
2007 9,430
2008 11,230
2009 10,700
2010 11,060
2011 11,010
2012 13,950
2013 14,480
2014 13,210
2015 12,670
2016 11,400
2017 11,070
2018 11,260
2019 12,950

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2004 15,970
2005 14,830
2006 15,000
2007 15,120
2008 15,660
2009 15,570
2010 15,330
2011 15,480
2012 15,320
2013 15,110
2014 14,920
2015 14,040
2016 14,900
2017 16,020
2018 16,550
2019 16,330

Dishwashers
Year Number
2004 21,530
2005 20,960
2006 21,050
2007 21,380
2008 21,840
2009 22,750
2010 23,670
2011 24,270
2012 23,880
2013 23,240
2014 21,700
2015 21,310
2016 20,400
2017 21,860
2018 22,630
2019 22,060

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2004 13,990
2005 14,870
2006 14,690
2007 14,510
2008 15,000
2009 14,230
2010 14,080
2011 13,690
2012 14,280
2013 14,160
2014 14,660
2015 15,500
2016 16,330
2017 15,690
2018 15,330
2019 15,930

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,920
2005 1,950
2006 1,160
2007 1,040
2008 1,030
2009 870
2010 680
2011 490
2012 480
2013 530
2014 1,180
2015 1,180
2016 1,200
2017 670
2018 980
2019 980