DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	55,900	2,851	$8.85/hr	$0.07/hr	$7.70/hr	$8.08/hr	$8.70/hr	$9.32/hr	$11.11/hr
U S	2,943,810	17,663	$9.11/hr	$0.03/hr	$7.83/hr	$8.28/hr	$8.89/hr	$9.45/hr	$11.38/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 30,330 $8.73/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 5,420 $8.69/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 3,440 $8.69/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 3,020 $8.66/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 1,380 $8.57/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 1,290 $8.73/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,270 $8.64/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 1,190 $8.60/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 1,170 $8.65/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 670 $8.59/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 420 $8.72/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 360 $9.12/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 300 $8.63/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.