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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 52,540
2006 54,350
2007 56,690
2008 55,560
2009 51,850
2010 52,080
2011 54,560
2012 57,140
2013 58,510
2014 62,630
2015 64,290
2016 66,140
2017 69,000

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 1,160
2006 1,050
2007 950
2008 950
2009 970
2010 930
2011 850
2012 580
2013 470
2014 560
2015 680
2016 750
2017 850

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 3,020
2006 3,050
2007 3,250
2008 3,160
2009 3,150
2010 2,850
2011 3,200
2012 3,410
2013 4,360
2014 4,790
2015 4,840
2016 4,450
2017 4,440

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 1,890
2006 1,450
2007 890
2008 1,480
2009 1,350
2010 1,750
2011 1,570
2012 1,300
2013 0
2014 0
2015 530
2016 0
2017 1,050

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 920
2006 950
2007 790
2008 650
2009 740
2010 680
2011 750
2012 680
2013 760
2014 840
2015 850
2016 870
2017 1,120

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 4,840
2006 4,840
2007 5,450
2008 5,710
2009 5,130
2010 5,520
2011 5,580
2012 6,780
2013 6,740
2014 7,290
2015 7,320
2016 7,600
2017 7,920

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 870
2006 870
2007 430
2008 240
2009 70
2010 110
2011 150
2012 0
2013 290
2014 300
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2010 50
2011 50
2012 60
2013 0
2015 70
2016 0
2017 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 4,620
2006 4,450
2007 3,520
2008 3,830
2009 3,710
2010 4,180
2011 3,480
2012 3,630
2013 3,690
2014 3,780
2015 4,220
2016 5,230
2017 4,990

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 2,120
2006 2,490
2007 2,610
2008 2,460
2009 2,430
2010 2,220
2011 2,140
2012 2,580
2013 2,690
2014 2,830
2015 2,930
2016 2,780
2017 3,250

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 10,280
2006 10,860
2007 13,210
2008 13,240
2009 11,220
2010 12,230
2011 13,430
2012 12,670
2013 13,020
2014 15,250
2015 16,410
2016 16,880
2017 18,370

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 13,070
2006 14,410
2007 15,690
2008 14,790
2009 14,120
2010 13,010
2011 13,970
2012 15,060
2013 16,170
2014 16,450
2015 16,350
2016 17,050
2017 16,990

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 1,170
2006 1,000
2007 1,160
2008 1,050
2009 920
2010 960
2011 1,000
2012 1,170
2013 1,110
2014 1,220
2015 1,350
2016 1,460
2017 1,540

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 3,340
2006 3,320
2007 2,940
2008 2,470
2009 2,600
2010 2,640
2011 3,050
2012 3,140
2013 3,170
2014 3,110
2015 2,980
2016 2,940
2017 2,480

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 3,190
2006 3,200
2007 3,040
2008 2,970
2009 2,950
2010 2,930
2011 3,620
2012 4,140
2013 3,890
2014 3,600
2015 3,300
2016 3,280
2017 3,190

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 1,870
2006 2,220
2007 2,450
2008 2,240
2009 2,240
2010 1,880
2011 1,620
2012 1,940
2013 1,900
2014 2,280
2015 2,190
2016 2,610
2017 2,610

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 180
2006 190
2007 310
2008 320
2009 250
2010 140
2011 100
2012 0
2013 250
2014 330
2015 270
2016 240
2017 200