Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
279k
Average Age
33
Estimated Job Growth
4.18%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$15,609
Average Male Salary
$15,309
Average Female Salary
$16,006

About

Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers was $15,609 in 2022.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workforce. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workforce in 2022 was 279,187 people, of which 43.1% were women and 56.9% were men. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers are paid most in Phoenix City (Northwest Central) PUMA, AZ but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
158,931
Male Workforce
± 9.78k
120,256
Female Workforce
± 8.51k

The Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workforce in 2022 was 279,187 people (43.1% women and 56.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −15.5% between 2018 (330,364) and 2022 (279,187).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were North Dakota ($29,227), District of Columbia ($26,815), and Nevada ($23,632).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$15,609
AVERAGE WAGE
#523 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earned an average of $15,609, $49,074 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.46
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.46, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, by average wage, is Travel arrangements & reservation services ($30,732).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
279k
2022 Workforce
± 12,961
−3.37%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 6.74%

This graphic shows the share of Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers at 73.2%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 20.8% and Traveler accommodation with 5.98%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the US. The workforce of Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in 2022 was 279,187 people, with 43.1% woman, and 56.9% men. The average age of male Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the workforce is 27.3 and of female Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers is 40.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in 2022 was 279,187 people, with 43.1% woman, and 56.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 16 to 19 years (84,208 people), 20 to 24 years (47,608  people), and 25 to 29 years (23,838 people). Among them they concentrated 55.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2022, 31.9% of Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workers were Hispanic and 68.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (83.9%), Puerto Rican (9.27)%, and Salvadoran (6.78)%

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Races

In 2022, 58.5% of the Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workforce were White, of which 44.2% were women and 55.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.3%) and Other (11.6%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (3,885 people), Visual & Performing Arts (1,400 people), and Engineering (1,132 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers workers were High School or Equivalent (100,498 people), Secondary Education (72,100 people), and Some college (62,488 people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers are expected to see a growth of 4.18% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.18%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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