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Food Preparation and Serving

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Food Preparation and Serving Jobs and Salaries

18 job titles tracked, family average $40,500 per year. Ranked by average pay.

Highest-paying Food Preparation and Serving roles
1
Chefs and Head Cooks
$69,000
2
Cooks, Private Household
$55,500
3
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$48,000
4
Bartender
$42,000
5
Waiters and Waitresses
$41,500
6
Cooks, All Other
$40,500
7
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
$40,000
8
Cooks, Restaurant
$40,000
9
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
$38,000
10
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
$37,500
11
Cooks, Short Order
$37,500
12
Food Preparation Worker
$36,500
13
Dishwasher
$35,500
14
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
$35,500
15
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
$34,000
16
Cooks, Fast Food
$33,500
17
Fast Food and Counter Workers
$33,500
18
Barista
$33,500
Most common Food Preparation and Serving jobs
1
Fast Food and Counter Workers
3,854,050 workers in the U.S.
$33,500
2
Waiters and Waitresses
2,270,910 workers in the U.S.
$41,500
3
Cooks, Restaurant
1,409,890 workers in the U.S.
$40,000
4
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
1,223,240 workers in the U.S.
$48,000
5
Food Preparation Worker
893,600 workers in the U.S.
$36,500
6
Bartender
756,390 workers in the U.S.
$42,000
7
Cooks, Fast Food
641,070 workers in the U.S.
$33,500
8
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
542,750 workers in the U.S.
$35,500
9
Dishwasher
477,450 workers in the U.S.
$35,500
10
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
441,050 workers in the U.S.
$40,000
11
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
432,690 workers in the U.S.
$34,000
12
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
293,900 workers in the U.S.
$37,500
13
Chefs and Head Cooks
200,040 workers in the U.S.
$69,000
14
Cooks, Short Order
138,650 workers in the U.S.
$37,500
15
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
84,630 workers in the U.S.
$38,000
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