DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Perform duties which combine preparing and serving food and nonalcoholic beverages.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	52,750	3,429	$9.02/hr	$0.07/hr	$7.71/hr	$8.10/hr	$8.74/hr	$9.39/hr	$11.45/hr
U S	2,799,430	16,797	$9.19/hr	$0.03/hr	$7.81/hr	$8.28/hr	$8.91/hr	$9.50/hr	$11.47/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 28,520 $8.78/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 5,650 $8.79/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 4,050 $8.65/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 3,030 $8.78/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 1,840 $8.63/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,670 $8.70/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 1,280 $8.55/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 1,040 $8.74/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 930 $8.66/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 890 $8.61/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 600 $8.78/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 560 $8.80/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 290 $9.06/hr N/A

• Selects food items from serving or storage areas and places food and beverage items on serving tray or in takeout bag.
• Cooks or re-heats food items, such as french fries.
• Receives payment.
• Notifies kitchen personnel of shortages or special orders.
• Requests and records customer order and computes bill.
• Makes and serves hot and cold beverages or desserts.