Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Rapid City, SD

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 6,300
2006 6,270
2007 6,220
2008 6,270
2009 6,410
2010 6,040
2011 6,460
2012 6,600
2013 6,530
2014 6,780
2015 7,320
2016 7,400
2017 7,260
2018 7,060
2019 7,030

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2018 0

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 360
2006 320
2007 300
2008 320
2009 340
2010 340
2011 310
2012 290
2013 260
2014 300
2015 370
2016 430
2017 450
2018 430
2019 340

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 400
2006 520
2007 390
2008 370
2009 320
2010 330
2011 380
2012 430
2013 620
2014 760
2015 670
2016 490
2017 410
2018 470
2019 490

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 210
2006 200
2007 170
2008 190
2009 210
2010 220
2011 190
2012 210
2013 220
2014 230
2015 280
2016 280
2017 270
2018 300
2019 290

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 380
2006 360
2007 330
2008 360
2009 400
2010 390
2011 350
2012 310
2013 290
2014 320
2015 370
2016 380
2017 400
2018 450
2019 450

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 130
2006 130
2007 130
2008 170
2009 190
2010 0
2011 250
2012 320
2013 280
2014 210
2015 230
2016 270
2017 370
2018 320
2019 300

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 640
2006 630
2007 580
2008 500
2009 500
2010 490
2011 460
2012 410
2013 440
2014 400
2015 490
2016 420
2017 450
2018 430
2019 410

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 430
2006 340
2007 340
2008 290
2009 310
2010 330
2011 340
2012 460
2013 400
2014 540
2015 530
2016 540
2017 470
2018 540
2019 510

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 1,480
2006 1,480
2007 1,670
2008 1,820
2009 1,840
2010 1,740
2011 1,900
2012 1,990
2013 1,770
2014 1,810
2015 2,010
2016 2,250
2017 2,120
2018 1,840
2019 2,030

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 1,520
2006 1,510
2007 1,450
2008 1,440
2009 1,420
2010 1,340
2011 1,370
2012 1,370
2013 1,420
2014 1,350
2015 1,440
2016 1,360
2017 1,370
2018 1,310
2019 1,330

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2014 30
2015 30
2016 30

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 290
2006 270
2007 320
2008 310
2009 310
2010 330
2011 360
2012 350
2013 400
2014 420
2015 440
2016 480
2017 460
2018 460
2019 340

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 300
2006 310
2007 330
2008 310
2009 360
2010 350
2011 320
2012 330
2013 280
2014 270
2015 290
2016 330
2017 340
2018 360
2019 380

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 160
2006 200
2007 210
2008 190
2009 210
2010 180
2011 230
2012 130
2013 150
2014 140
2015 170
2016 140
2017 150
2018 150
2019 160