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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 75,650
2006 78,060
2007 85,310
2008 86,690
2009 85,260
2010 88,280
2011 90,320
2012 95,870
2013 98,480
2014 101,310
2015 101,090
2016 101,840
2017 103,030

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 1,010
2006 820
2007 750
2008 670
2009 600
2010 540
2011 690
2012 920
2013 1,580
2014 1,580
2015 1,700
2016 1,460
2017 2,180

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 5,670
2006 5,680
2007 6,070
2008 6,650
2009 6,040
2010 5,090
2011 5,470
2012 6,250
2013 6,500
2014 7,230
2015 6,600
2016 6,850
2017 6,640

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 3,120
2006 3,600
2007 3,870
2008 3,410
2009 3,090
2010 2,010
2011 1,920
2012 1,530
2013 3,120
2014 3,310
2015 3,500
2016 2,230
2017 1,920

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 2,020
2006 1,780
2007 1,870
2008 1,980
2009 1,920
2010 1,810
2011 1,860
2012 2,100
2013 2,130
2014 2,120
2015 2,200
2016 2,260
2017 1,960

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2009 50

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 4,990
2006 4,830
2007 5,030
2008 5,420
2009 5,940
2010 6,410
2011 7,350
2012 6,650
2013 7,320
2014 8,640
2015 8,970
2016 9,360
2017 8,360

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 1,200
2006 1,550
2007 1,400
2008 900
2009 560
2010 850
2011 1,380
2012 1,510
2013 1,300
2014 610
2015 1,100
2016 890
2017 1,430

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2005 260
2006 60
2007 170
2008 320
2009 310
2010 240
2011 40
2012 50
2013 40
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 10,520
2006 12,960
2007 13,180
2008 12,580
2009 11,150
2010 9,080
2011 6,490
2012 5,840
2013 6,250
2014 7,050
2015 7,720
2016 8,680
2017 9,050

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 4,080
2006 4,180
2007 3,890
2008 3,790
2009 3,970
2010 4,360
2011 3,700
2012 3,950
2013 4,000
2014 4,490
2015 4,740
2016 4,710
2017 5,200

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 13,340
2006 16,350
2007 17,790
2008 20,390
2009 21,410
2010 24,920
2011 27,630
2012 31,050
2013 30,520
2014 29,730
2015 28,730
2016 29,460
2017 29,220

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 21,700
2006 20,630
2007 20,160
2008 18,850
2009 18,580
2010 20,470
2011 22,090
2012 23,050
2013 22,320
2014 23,410
2015 22,880
2016 22,300
2017 22,600

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 0
2006 1,390
2007 1,530
2008 1,930
2009 2,190
2010 2,930
2011 2,220
2012 2,590
2013 2,270
2014 2,130
2015 1,970
2016 2,060
2017 2,530

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 2,270
2006 2,600
2007 2,620
2008 3,240
2009 3,070
2010 3,220
2011 3,020
2012 2,970
2013 3,610
2014 3,630
2015 3,880
2016 3,600
2017 3,950

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 3,730
2006 0
2007 5,320
2008 4,840
2009 4,560
2010 4,250
2011 4,120
2012 4,910
2013 4,940
2014 4,660
2015 4,240
2016 4,460
2017 4,550

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 1,740
2006 1,630
2007 1,600
2008 1,670
2009 1,820
2010 2,100
2011 2,340
2012 2,460
2013 2,450
2014 2,590
2015 2,730
2016 3,440
2017 3,110

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2007 60
2008 50
2012 40
2013 130
2014 130
2015 130
2016 80
2017 330