Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 11,100
2006 11,440
2007 12,480
2008 12,030
2009 11,470
2010 10,390
2011 10,820
2012 11,080
2013 11,450
2014 11,620
2015 12,590
2016 13,420
2017 14,200
2018 14,610
2019 14,620

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 200
2006 180
2007 180
2008 120
2009 80
2010 50
2011 80
2012 0
2013 90
2014 140
2015 240
2016 200
2017 120
2018 50
2019 70

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 700
2006 690
2007 670
2008 660
2009 690
2010 710
2011 680
2012 690
2013 740
2014 750
2015 740
2016 900
2017 900
2018 930
2019 910

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,080
2007 830
2008 760
2009 920
2010 730
2011 740
2012 680
2013 760
2014 540
2015 510
2016 660
2017 1,090
2018 770
2019 890

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 210
2006 120
2007 220
2008 200
2009 180
2010 140
2011 160
2012 180
2013 190
2014 170
2015 170
2016 200
2017 240
2018 200
2019 150

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 980
2006 1,060
2007 1,160
2008 1,180
2009 1,080
2010 990
2011 1,060
2012 920
2013 1,110
2014 1,170
2015 1,300
2016 1,410
2017 1,420
2018 1,500
2019 1,300

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 220
2006 190
2007 190
2008 0
2009 0
2010 240
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 110
2015 170
2016 120
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2010 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 50
2017 60
2018 60
2019 50

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 880
2006 880
2007 1,220
2008 1,050
2009 770
2010 820
2011 790
2012 840
2013 680
2014 750
2015 850
2016 940
2017 970
2018 690
2019 830

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 510
2006 430
2007 360
2008 350
2009 400
2010 590
2011 580
2012 520
2013 380
2014 400
2015 490
2016 500
2017 810
2018 800
2019 750

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 2,440
2006 2,660
2007 2,930
2008 3,070
2009 2,820
2010 1,890
2011 2,280
2012 2,690
2013 2,820
2014 2,920
2015 3,130
2016 3,580
2017 3,480
2018 4,020
2019 3,830

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 2,300
2006 2,250
2007 2,550
2008 2,620
2009 2,410
2010 2,340
2011 2,500
2012 2,830
2013 2,870
2014 2,810
2015 2,650
2016 2,470
2017 2,820
2018 3,230
2019 3,350

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 0
2006 130
2007 120
2009 130
2010 150
2011 90
2012 120
2013 170
2014 130
2015 210
2016 240
2017 250
2018 140
2019 120

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 620
2006 680
2007 780
2008 690
2009 620
2010 580
2011 700
2012 550
2013 500
2014 440
2015 620
2016 760
2017 850
2018 900
2019 840

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 710
2006 720
2007 910
2008 950
2009 940
2010 750
2011 720
2012 660
2013 670
2014 780
2015 860
2016 830
2017 680
2018 680
2019 870

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 390
2006 370
2007 360
2008 380
2009 380
2010 380
2011 380
2012 360
2013 410
2014 460
2015 650
2016 610
2017 510
2018 390
2019 330

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2009 50
2010 0
2011 60
2018 250
2019 330