Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Florida

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 684,750
2005 719,520
2006 739,730
2007 739,270
2008 736,890
2009 712,340
2010 708,970
2011 731,220
2012 766,950
2013 800,750
2014 826,560
2015 869,730
2016 908,350
2017 889,840
2018 933,780
2019 950,170

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2004 7,460
2005 7,880
2006 7,320
2007 6,810
2008 6,610
2009 6,200
2010 6,150
2011 5,690
2012 5,560
2013 5,590
2014 6,300
2015 7,800
2016 8,240
2017 8,770
2018 11,150
2019 12,040

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2004 39,150
2005 40,040
2006 40,100
2007 41,760
2008 41,510
2009 41,840
2010 43,010
2011 46,150
2012 49,940
2013 55,020
2014 57,900
2015 60,790
2016 62,790
2017 62,850
2018 67,690
2019 71,140

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2004 28,820
2005 24,760
2006 19,210
2007 18,680
2008 20,720
2009 21,400
2010 24,430
2011 26,280
2012 22,500
2013 13,100
2014 0
2015 6,740
2016 11,160
2017 13,690
2018 14,790
2019 20,150

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2004 16,550
2005 15,460
2006 14,120
2007 12,910
2008 12,780
2009 13,310
2010 13,770
2011 13,820
2012 13,330
2013 12,930
2014 13,430
2015 13,390
2016 12,950
2017 12,780
2018 14,970
2019 19,560

Cooks, Private Household

Year Number
2005 0
2012 40

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2004 53,760
2005 61,060
2006 65,190
2007 69,940
2008 70,650
2009 68,650
2010 74,110
2011 76,900
2012 82,990
2013 86,040
2014 91,740
2015 96,010
2016 101,520
2017 105,470
2018 110,600
2019 116,310

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2004 9,810
2005 9,080
2006 7,970
2007 6,510
2008 5,400
2009 4,350
2010 3,800
2011 3,230
2012 3,450
2013 4,260
2014 5,880
2015 6,770
2016 6,550
2017 5,170
2018 4,090
2019 5,560

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2004 1,150
2005 940
2006 520
2007 610
2008 660
2009 670
2010 520
2011 630
2012 640
2013 670
2014 640
2015 750
2016 1,360
2017 1,200
2018 1,270
2019 1,340

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2004 39,600
2005 46,440
2006 46,970
2007 48,050
2008 50,040
2009 50,930
2010 53,520
2011 55,460
2012 53,070
2013 50,980
2014 48,260
2015 54,490
2016 58,490
2017 62,530
2018 62,010
2019 65,620

Bartenders

Year Number
2004 29,440
2005 28,670
2006 29,670
2007 29,630
2008 30,340
2009 28,440
2010 29,940
2011 31,440
2012 34,440
2013 34,320
2014 37,540
2015 40,330
2016 42,510
2017 43,390
2018 45,170
2019 47,910

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2004 184,360
2005 187,200
2006 201,290
2007 195,180
2008 196,420
2009 185,510
2010 173,380
2011 177,930
2012 197,340
2013 225,930
2014 250,580
2015 260,430
2016 266,120
2017 266,300
2018 260,350
2019 242,300

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2004 176,750
2005 190,170
2006 203,760
2007 202,720
2008 193,350
2009 180,050
2010 172,860
2011 178,000
2012 185,830
2013 197,070
2014 203,060
2015 209,340
2016 217,790
2017 216,260
2018 211,860
2019 208,360

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2004 13,990
2005 13,880
2006 12,850
2007 13,710
2008 12,390
2009 11,390
2010 11,360
2011 12,970
2012 13,970
2013 15,130
2014 14,580
2015 14,800
2016 13,840
2017 14,930
2018 16,190
2019 19,220

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2004 24,270
2005 27,910
2006 26,950
2007 26,370
2008 27,420
2009 28,390
2010 31,130
2011 33,210
2012 35,020
2013 32,920
2014 31,580
2015 32,210
2016 34,940
2017 34,380
2018 38,680
2019 41,630

Dishwashers

Year Number
2004 31,930
2005 35,210
2006 33,350
2007 36,030
2008 39,320
2009 42,010
2010 42,940
2011 43,430
2012 42,610
2013 39,120
2014 35,260
2015 34,710
2016 36,330
2017 38,500
2018 39,250
2019 40,320

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2004 23,460
2005 26,570
2006 27,100
2007 26,540
2008 25,550
2009 25,400
2010 24,480
2011 22,630
2012 22,920
2013 24,700
2014 25,800
2015 27,500
2016 28,930
2017 0
2018 32,720
2019 35,310

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 4,250
2005 4,250
2006 3,360
2007 3,820
2008 3,730
2009 3,800
2010 3,570
2011 3,450
2012 3,300
2013 2,970
2014 4,010
2015 3,670
2016 4,830
2017 3,620
2018 2,990
2019 3,400