STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-0000
Explore Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in the Standard Occupational Classification. BLS projects employment in this group to grow by 4.4% from 2024 to 2034, from 13,826,500 to 14,428,900 jobs. The group includes 17 detailed occupations and is projected to have 2,429,100 annual openings across them. Annual openings include replacement needs; they are estimates, not current vacancies or freelance project demand. Compare individual profiles for occupation-specific outlooks, wages, preparation, and O*NET skills. Group wage figures are employment-weighted averages of occupation-level median annual wages, using base-year employment as the weight. This derived comparison is not a BLS median for the group or a pay estimate for a typical worker.
10 Year Growth
4.4%
Current Employment
13.8M
Employment-weighted wage
$35.2K
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Browse the individual occupations included in this group. Each profile has its own employment outlook, preparation details, and skills.
35-1011
Chefs and Head Cooks
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-1012
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2011
Cooks, Fast Food
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2012
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2013
Cooks, Private Household
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2014
Cooks, Restaurant
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2015
Cooks, Short Order
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2019
Cooks, All Other
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-2021
Food Preparation Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-3011
Bartenders
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-3023
Fast Food and Counter Workers
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-3031
Waiters and Waitresses
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-3041
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-9011
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-9021
Dishwashers
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-9031
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-9099
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
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