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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 313,090
2006 295,060
2007 325,000
2008 338,750
2009 329,490
2010 321,900
2011 324,040
2012 332,440
2013 345,110
2014 327,760
2015 368,580
2016 383,520
2017 389,850
2018 386,110
2019 395,060

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 5,210
2006 4,070
2007 3,590
2008 4,490
2009 4,090
2010 3,920
2011 2,990
2012 3,330
2013 3,670
2014 3,490
2015 3,470
2016 3,880
2017 4,000
2018 4,020
2019 3,400

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 18,160
2006 18,520
2007 19,590
2008 22,000
2009 21,190
2010 20,330
2011 20,710
2012 21,960
2013 22,770
2014 22,730
2015 24,400
2016 25,590
2017 23,920
2018 21,740
2019 24,060

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 23,060
2006 20,360
2007 17,660
2008 16,880
2009 16,370
2010 17,790
2011 16,190
2012 17,590
2013 17,180
2014 0
2015 12,650
2016 10,870
2017 10,950
2018 13,630
2019 12,190

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 8,990
2006 9,300
2007 9,050
2008 9,340
2009 8,960
2010 8,600
2011 8,070
2012 8,210
2013 9,030
2014 9,430
2015 9,690
2016 9,440
2017 10,310
2018 11,550
2019 11,760

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 24,850
2006 0
2007 29,030
2008 23,170
2009 23,910
2010 24,400
2011 25,970
2012 26,260
2013 30,360
2014 31,150
2015 33,970
2016 34,800
2017 37,510
2018 37,530
2019 41,330

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 5,620
2006 5,150
2007 5,240
2008 3,960
2009 2,720
2010 3,160
2011 4,380
2012 5,140
2013 4,920
2014 5,060
2015 4,940
2016 4,490
2017 4,700
2018 4,220
2019 4,070

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2005 660
2006 620
2007 900
2008 940
2009 1,270
2010 1,510
2011 1,950
2012 1,910
2013 1,890
2014 1,080
2015 710
2016 1,050
2017 1,610
2018 1,640
2019 760

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 31,000
2006 34,450
2007 37,840
2008 37,590
2009 29,960
2010 25,260
2011 23,780
2012 29,780
2013 33,940
2014 32,590
2015 31,010
2016 28,920
2017 26,230
2018 26,010
2019 26,200

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 15,010
2006 15,940
2007 16,840
2008 17,110
2009 15,010
2010 15,290
2011 16,790
2012 20,770
2013 20,730
2014 20,950
2015 18,030
2016 17,440
2017 17,640
2018 18,570
2019 19,500

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 66,700
2006 75,280
2007 75,860
2008 88,570
2009 97,750
2010 97,180
2011 98,680
2012 88,900
2013 89,490
2014 100,010
2015 111,020
2016 124,350
2017 126,130
2018 122,120
2019 119,320

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 58,840
2006 57,670
2007 63,540
2008 60,620
2009 55,990
2010 53,410
2011 56,780
2012 60,600
2013 60,820
2014 62,940
2015 68,880
2016 71,740
2017 70,410
2018 65,800
2019 69,600

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 5,280
2006 6,040
2007 6,080
2008 6,410
2009 6,510
2010 6,910
2011 6,940
2012 7,720
2013 8,380
2014 0
2015 8,860
2016 9,580
2017 9,720
2018 11,260
2019 11,920

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 13,870
2006 15,190
2007 15,470
2008 16,270
2009 16,240
2010 15,300
2011 15,420
2012 14,370
2013 14,530
2014 13,480
2015 14,330
2016 15,940
2017 21,060
2018 19,850
2019 21,140

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 17,800
2006 16,700
2007 14,830
2008 15,740
2009 13,890
2010 12,610
2011 11,990
2012 12,640
2013 13,880
2014 13,910
2015 13,280
2016 12,740
2017 12,920
2018 15,860
2019 15,590

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 11,910
2006 10,350
2007 9,480
2008 10,320
2009 10,000
2010 10,300
2011 9,140
2012 10,080
2013 11,070
2014 10,940
2015 11,600
2016 11,600
2017 12,740
2018 12,010
2019 13,590

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 6,130
2006 5,420
2007 0
2008 5,340
2009 5,630
2010 5,930
2011 4,260
2012 3,180
2013 2,450
2014 0
2015 1,740
2016 1,090
2017 0
2018 300
2019 630