Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Visalia-Porterville, CA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 8,170
2006 8,810
2007 9,390
2008 9,130
2009 8,430
2010 9,130
2011 9,080
2012 9,040
2013 9,430
2014 10,110
2015 10,380
2016 10,530
2017 11,390
2018 11,160
2019 10,970

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2007 30
2011 40
2012 40
2013 50
2014 60
2015 90
2016 90
2017 70
2018 0
2019 170

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 570
2006 590
2007 700
2008 720
2009 780
2010 890
2011 880
2012 790
2013 590
2014 650
2015 670
2016 850
2017 780
2018 770
2019 640

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 890
2006 1,140
2007 1,150
2008 1,150
2009 1,200
2010 1,190
2011 1,000
2012 890
2013 1,050
2014 1,140
2015 1,110
2016 790
2017 900
2018 890
2019 1,550

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 320
2006 380
2007 380
2008 360
2009 170
2010 200
2011 260
2012 300
2013 340
2014 300
2015 230
2016 210
2017 280
2018 270
2019 250

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 510
2006 440
2007 480
2008 510
2009 620
2010 610
2011 630
2012 650
2013 630
2014 710
2015 590
2016 760
2017 830
2018 1,010
2019 980

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 0
2006 110
2007 0
2008 110
2009 0
2012 0
2013 120
2014 160
2015 110
2016 140
2017 0
2018 140
2019 0

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 720
2006 620
2007 1,150
2008 980
2009 900
2010 710
2011 410
2012 320
2013 380
2014 560
2015 930
2016 980
2017 1,130
2018 660
2019 630

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 170
2006 140
2007 140
2008 160
2009 260
2010 280
2011 310
2012 310
2013 210
2014 190
2015 260
2016 270
2017 340
2018 230
2019 250

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 2,620
2006 2,810
2007 2,810
2008 2,900
2009 2,700
2010 3,070
2011 3,420
2012 3,340
2013 3,550
2014 3,700
2015 3,580
2016 3,780
2017 4,310
2018 4,560
2019 3,680

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 1,300
2006 1,400
2007 1,410
2008 1,360
2009 1,180
2010 1,170
2011 1,220
2012 1,350
2013 1,320
2014 1,400
2015 1,440
2016 1,380
2017 1,350
2018 1,270
2019 1,540

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 150
2006 120
2007 150
2008 0
2009 50
2010 60
2011 0
2012 110
2013 160
2014 80
2015 90
2016 90
2017 200
2018 190
2019 150

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 290
2006 360
2007 320
2008 270
2009 0
2010 360
2011 420
2012 390
2013 510
2014 410
2015 440
2016 290
2017 330
2018 300
2019 380

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 360
2006 420
2007 400
2008 380
2009 420
2010 400
2011 320
2012 340
2013 320
2014 460
2015 390
2016 380
2017 420
2018 420
2019 520

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 270
2006 280
2007 270
2008 230
2009 150
2010 190
2011 170
2012 210
2013 200
2014 290
2015 340
2016 350
2017 240
2018 200
2019 0

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2007 0
2012 0
2015 110
2016 170
2017 210
2018 250
2019 230