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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Reading, PA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 12,490
2006 13,420
2007 13,450
2008 13,700
2009 12,400
2010 12,460
2011 12,080
2012 13,340
2013 13,810
2014 13,840
2015 14,190
2016 13,420
2017 14,000
2018 13,440
2019 14,650

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 140
2006 110
2007 90
2008 80
2009 90
2010 80
2011 100
2012 120
2013 170
2014 140
2015 110
2016 70
2017 60
2018 50
2019 40

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 720
2006 870
2007 810
2008 860
2009 790
2010 770
2011 720
2012 830
2013 810
2014 890
2015 980
2016 1,020
2017 990
2018 920
2019 1,090

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 280
2006 350
2007 270
2008 260
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 390
2013 590
2014 530
2015 390
2016 260
2017 280
2018 270
2019 210

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 500
2006 410
2007 460
2008 470
2009 580
2010 520
2011 560
2012 600
2013 590
2014 680
2015 670
2016 560
2017 420
2018 290
2019 320

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 720
2006 820
2007 1,090
2008 780
2009 820
2010 1,210
2011 1,300
2012 1,100
2013 900
2014 1,110
2015 1,230
2016 1,510
2017 1,670
2018 1,740
2019 1,940

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 280
2006 290
2007 210
2008 450
2009 500
2010 390
2011 0
2012 0
2013 530
2014 510
2015 460
2016 0
2017 80
2018 50

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 1,380
2006 1,270
2007 1,060
2008 840
2009 700
2010 760
2011 920
2012 920
2013 930
2014 840
2015 910
2016 620
2017 780
2018 440
2019 440

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 710
2006 710
2007 700
2008 720
2009 830
2010 1,000
2011 1,030
2012 1,080
2013 1,080
2014 1,130
2015 1,180
2016 1,320
2017 1,400
2018 1,130
2019 1,070

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 3,360
2006 3,930
2007 3,870
2008 4,280
2009 4,020
2010 3,560
2011 3,770
2012 4,020
2013 3,530
2014 3,010
2015 3,120
2016 3,660
2017 4,110
2018 4,200
2019 5,140

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 2,850
2006 3,010
2007 3,300
2008 3,040
2009 2,480
2010 2,540
2011 2,290
2012 2,590
2013 2,870
2014 3,060
2015 3,200
2016 2,930
2017 2,830
2018 2,840
2019 2,870

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 170
2006 210
2007 180
2008 310
2009 220
2010 240
2011 390
2012 350
2013 340
2014 330
2015 340
2016 230
2017 180
2018 280
2019 300

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 360
2006 320
2007 240
2008 360
2009 260
2010 290
2011 0
2012 280
2013 450
2014 600
2015 590
2016 500
2017 360
2018 510
2019 360

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 560
2006 640
2007 660
2008 710
2009 660
2010 730
2011 660
2012 680
2013 630
2014 690
2015 690
2016 530
2017 530
2018 410
2019 430

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 370
2006 480
2007 510
2008 540
2009 450
2010 370
2011 340
2012 380
2013 390
2014 320
2015 320
2016 210
2017 310
2018 310
2019 440

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0