Food Service Worker

October 30, 2016

Food Service Worker Job Description

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Supervise workers engaged in preparing and serving food. Cooks, Restaurant Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu. Food Preparation Workers Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea.

Food Service Worker Salary Statistics as of 2015

Average annual salary for a Food Service Worker is $19978 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $30275. The lowest salary reported was $15531. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Food Service Worker is $9.93 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $15.05. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $7.72. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Food Service Worker are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0.5 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Food Service Worker. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – n/a
Connecticut – n/a
Georgia – n/a
New York – $14,150 – $33,000
North Carolina – n/a
South Carolina – n/a
Texas – $10,605 – $43,080

These are the highest paying cities for a Food Service Worker. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York –
Chicago, Illinois –
Lubbock, Texas –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Food Service Worker from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $19978 while in 2007 it was just $18527.25

Job Outlook

Gender Statistics

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69%

Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 31% of Food Service Workers were males while 69% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.

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