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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in St. Louis, MO-IL

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 117,660
2006 120,390
2007 122,730
2008 122,430
2009 123,650
2010 120,970
2011 121,850
2012 120,200
2013 125,680
2014 128,690
2015 133,500
2016 132,940
2017 130,660
2018 131,430
2019 132,010

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 960
2006 730
2007 750
2008 700
2009 650
2010 500
2011 630
2012 920
2013 1,190
2014 1,220
2015 1,080
2016 970
2017 830
2018 690
2019 860

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 6,990
2006 6,490
2007 6,680
2008 6,810
2009 7,010
2010 7,510
2011 8,040
2012 8,500
2013 9,230
2014 9,650
2015 10,540
2016 10,670
2017 10,320
2018 9,460
2019 9,790

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 5,940
2006 4,530
2007 3,680
2008 4,360
2009 4,750
2010 5,530
2011 5,350
2012 5,510
2013 5,810
2014 6,560
2015 5,440
2016 4,910
2017 4,200
2018 3,390
2019 2,700

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 5,180
2006 4,900
2007 3,750
2008 3,140
2009 3,190
2010 4,050
2011 4,800
2012 5,440
2013 5,460
2014 5,290
2015 5,160
2016 4,960
2017 5,280
2018 5,670
2019 6,120

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 9,500
2006 10,200
2007 10,560
2008 9,700
2009 11,190
2010 10,550
2011 10,410
2012 10,190
2013 9,730
2014 11,460
2015 11,950
2016 13,100
2017 12,490
2018 14,500
2019 16,410

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 1,860
2006 1,710
2007 1,500
2008 1,490
2009 1,460
2010 1,650
2011 1,330
2012 1,110
2013 940
2014 1,360
2015 1,200
2016 1,520
2017 1,800
2018 1,740
2019 1,300

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2005 140
2006 170
2007 140
2008 160
2009 140
2010 130
2011 30
2012 0
2013 0
2014 130
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 6,690
2006 7,200
2007 6,890
2008 5,760
2009 6,420
2010 5,660
2011 6,320
2012 5,730
2013 6,100
2014 6,540
2015 7,150
2016 7,970
2017 6,830
2018 6,410
2019 5,870

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 6,100
2006 6,050
2007 6,410
2008 6,920
2009 6,620
2010 6,090
2011 5,700
2012 5,880
2013 5,790
2014 6,040
2015 6,380
2016 6,450
2017 6,780
2018 7,580
2019 7,710

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 32,050
2006 36,010
2007 39,940
2008 44,290
2009 43,210
2010 39,540
2011 38,280
2012 35,270
2013 38,470
2014 36,910
2015 41,240
2016 40,740
2017 45,030
2018 44,280
2019 40,010

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 27,120
2006 27,370
2007 26,920
2008 24,960
2009 24,600
2010 25,180
2011 25,140
2012 25,220
2013 25,580
2014 26,410
2015 26,750
2016 26,100
2017 23,130
2018 23,710
2019 25,610

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,720
2007 1,830
2008 1,630
2009 2,040
2010 2,440
2011 3,200
2012 3,700
2013 3,870
2014 4,040
2015 3,380
2016 3,140
2017 2,750
2018 3,020
2019 3,900

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 4,040
2006 3,820
2007 4,200
2008 4,360
2009 4,260
2010 4,560
2011 4,660
2012 4,570
2013 4,550
2014 4,090
2015 3,970
2016 3,630
2017 3,950
2018 3,820
2019 4,030

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 5,340
2006 5,390
2007 5,450
2008 5,030
2009 4,960
2010 4,660
2011 4,730
2012 4,820
2013 4,860
2014 4,830
2015 4,960
2016 4,750
2017 3,670
2018 3,570
2019 3,220

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 3,950
2006 3,930
2007 3,870
2008 3,000
2009 3,040
2010 2,850
2011 3,150
2012 3,340
2013 3,790
2014 3,770
2015 4,130
2016 3,710
2017 3,350
2018 3,180
2019 3,640

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 220
2006 170
2007 160
2008 120
2009 110
2010 70
2011 80
2012 0
2013 310
2014 390
2015 170
2016 320
2017 250
2018 410
2019 840