DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

35-3021 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

Occupational Description:

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
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	30,330	2,451	$8.95/hr	$0.11/hr	$7.71/hr	$8.10/hr	$8.73/hr	$9.38/hr	$11.41/hr
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.

Leading Industries for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality	26,270	$8.62/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	2,660	$10.98/hr
Education and Health Services	1,140	$12.86/hr
Public Administration	230	$13.99/hr

Other Regional Data For Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	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

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Cashiers	30,780	$9.38/hr	N/A
Waiters and Waitresses	29,780	$8.87/hr	N/A
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	8,540	$8.90/hr	N/A
Bartenders	7,870	$8.99/hr	N/A
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	5,980	$8.70/hr	N/A
Counter and Rental Clerks	4,800	$10.12/hr	N/A
Food Preparation Workers	4,110	$10.60/hr	N/A
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	3,150	$10.49/hr	N/A
Cooks, Short Order	810	$9.28/hr	N/A

Tasks for Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food

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.