Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year	Number
2015	490,340
2016	505,410
2017	517,960

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year	Number
2015	9,840
2016	11,040
2017	12,500

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year	Number
2015	32,680
2016	31,350
2017	30,200

Cooks, Fast Food

Year	Number
2015	13,540
2016	11,660
2017	10,940

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year	Number
2015	9,430
2016	9,370
2017	9,650

Cooks, Restaurant

Year	Number
2015	46,900
2016	47,170
2017	47,880

Cooks, Short Order

Year	Number
2015	9,650
2016	9,950
2017	11,770

Cooks, All Other

Year	Number
2015	560
2016	670
2017	730

Food Preparation Workers

Year	Number
2015	45,810
2016	51,300
2017	45,830

Bartenders

Year	Number
2015	27,210
2016	28,150
2017	28,600

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year	Number
2015	111,840
2016	120,760
2017	129,280

Waiters and Waitresses

Year	Number
2015	108,300
2016	106,100
2017	112,820

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year	Number
2015	13,140
2016	13,250
2017	13,820

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year	Number
2015	24,310
2016	25,050
2017	25,820

Dishwashers

Year	Number
2015	21,030
2016	21,300
2017	21,450

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year	Number
2015	14,330
2016	15,620
2017	14,380

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year	Number
2015	1,770
2016	2,670
2017	2,290