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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Lancaster, PA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 19,440
2006 19,040
2007 18,950
2008 19,840
2009 19,500
2010 19,020
2011 18,860
2012 19,540
2013 20,220
2014 20,620
2015 20,740
2016 21,790
2017 22,540
2018 22,590
2019 21,670

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 280
2006 230
2007 170
2008 160
2009 220
2010 210
2011 310
2012 260
2013 250
2014 210
2015 190
2016 220
2017 190
2018 150
2019 100

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 1,190
2006 1,090
2007 1,360
2008 1,350
2009 1,300
2010 1,090
2011 1,120
2012 1,300
2013 1,440
2014 1,400
2015 1,270
2016 1,250
2017 1,350
2018 1,460
2019 1,550

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 880
2006 730
2007 430
2008 700
2009 740
2010 810
2011 710
2012 560
2013 590
2014 440
2015 420
2016 0
2017 390
2018 340

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 830
2006 780
2007 670
2008 620
2009 570
2010 670
2011 760
2012 750
2013 740
2014 730
2015 850
2016 940
2017 860
2018 680
2019 650

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 1,400
2006 1,160
2007 1,310
2008 990
2009 1,000
2010 950
2011 1,150
2012 1,140
2013 1,390
2014 1,670
2015 1,860
2016 2,020
2017 2,080
2018 2,380
2019 2,270

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 630
2006 950
2007 1,100
2008 1,510
2009 1,110
2010 710
2011 370
2012 510
2013 520
2014 430
2015 350
2016 340
2017 260
2018 120
2019 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 1,940
2006 1,760
2007 1,750
2008 1,820
2009 2,070
2010 2,590
2011 2,590
2012 2,710
2013 1,970
2014 2,040
2015 1,660
2016 1,790
2017 1,590
2018 1,450
2019 1,140

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 920
2006 860
2007 780
2008 670
2009 710
2010 880
2011 1,000
2012 1,070
2013 1,040
2014 1,040
2015 1,080
2016 1,090
2017 1,060
2018 1,020
2019 1,120

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 4,340
2006 4,340
2007 4,200
2008 4,810
2009 4,880
2010 4,530
2011 4,020
2012 3,900
2013 4,480
2014 5,260
2015 5,830
2016 6,100
2017 5,850
2018 6,080
2019 6,680

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 4,160
2006 4,130
2007 4,260
2008 4,140
2009 3,910
2010 3,650
2011 3,740
2012 3,940
2013 4,090
2014 3,820
2015 3,610
2016 4,320
2017 4,690
2018 5,150
2019 4,470

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 450
2006 380
2007 350
2008 640
2009 810
2010 700
2011 680
2012 830
2013 890
2014 770
2015 840
2016 840
2017 850
2018 590
2019 710

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 840
2006 880
2007 770
2008 730
2009 590
2010 690
2011 690
2012 780
2013 860
2014 880
2015 820
2016 870
2017 1,170
2018 1,180
2019 1,270

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,020
2007 1,060
2008 940
2009 970
2010 930
2011 1,120
2012 1,130
2013 1,160
2014 1,080
2015 1,080
2016 1,160
2017 1,200
2018 1,160
2019 1,040

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 640
2006 730
2007 740
2008 730
2009 620
2010 610
2011 600
2012 660
2013 800
2014 850
2015 880
2016 850
2017 1,000
2018 830
2019 670

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2006 0
2008 30
2009 0