Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year	Number
2015	8,210
2016	9,120
2017	9,290
2018	8,910
2019	9,390

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year	Number
2019	60

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year	Number
2015	670
2016	790
2017	860
2018	720
2019	600

Cooks, Fast Food

Year	Number
2015	350
2016	310
2018	0
2019	580

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year	Number
2015	440
2016	670
2017	480
2018	510
2019	180

Cooks, Restaurant

Year	Number
2015	590
2016	880
2017	840
2018	770
2019	670

Cooks, Short Order

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	0
2018	0

Cooks, All Other

Year	Number
2016	0
2018	30
2019	40

Food Preparation Workers

Year	Number
2015	480
2016	360
2017	360
2018	290
2019	420

Bartenders

Year	Number
2015	210
2016	280
2017	260
2018	280
2019	370

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year	Number
2015	3,170
2016	2,780
2017	3,290
2018	3,280
2019	3,770

Waiters and Waitresses

Year	Number
2015	1,700
2016	1,840
2017	1,990
2018	1,860
2019	1,780

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year	Number
2016	240
2017	270
2018	310
2019	220

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year	Number
2015	0
2016	370
2017	350
2018	280
2019	190

Dishwashers

Year	Number
2015	290
2016	300
2017	230
2018	250
2019	180

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year	Number
2015	310
2016	300
2017	360
2018	330
2019	330