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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2005 9,240
2006 9,270
2007 9,570
2008 9,600
2009 9,070
2010 9,300
2011 9,510
2012 9,780
2013 10,070
2014 10,660
2015 9,820
2016 10,920
2017 11,370
2018 12,250
2019 11,770

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2005 130
2006 110
2007 110
2008 80
2009 80
2010 100
2011 80
2012 90
2013 90
2014 170
2015 160
2016 170
2017 90
2018 100
2019 0

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2005 580
2006 550
2007 570
2008 610
2009 620
2010 550
2011 600
2012 610
2013 590
2014 660
2015 660
2016 660
2017 610
2018 580
2019 660

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2005 630
2006 810
2007 750
2008 840
2009 720
2010 620
2011 520
2012 640
2013 670
2014 650
2015 0
2016 580
2017 580
2018 640
2019 820

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2005 230
2006 200
2007 190
2008 210
2009 180
2010 300
2011 320
2012 300
2013 240
2014 270
2015 260
2016 180
2017 200
2018 180
2019 160

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2005 820
2006 820
2007 680
2008 560
2009 690
2010 700
2011 970
2012 1,050
2013 1,220
2014 1,090
2015 970
2016 970
2017 1,170
2018 1,530
2019 1,540

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2005 80
2006 130
2007 140
2008 140
2011 30
2012 120
2013 130
2014 160
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 70
2019 130

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2019 60

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2005 980
2006 670
2007 840
2008 640
2009 650
2010 620
2011 570
2012 480
2013 520
2014 580
2015 720
2016 1,190
2017 1,220
2018 1,240
2019 550

Bartenders
Year Number
2005 330
2006 400
2007 510
2008 600
2009 490
2010 420
2011 410
2012 430
2013 410
2014 470
2015 480
2016 500
2017 510
2018 570
2019 640

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 2,310
2007 2,350
2008 2,350
2009 2,380
2010 2,700
2011 2,750
2012 2,940
2013 2,980
2014 3,230
2015 3,210
2016 3,390
2017 3,770
2018 3,740
2019 3,430

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2005 1,780
2006 1,800
2007 1,980
2008 1,990
2009 1,830
2010 1,600
2011 1,700
2012 1,830
2013 1,960
2014 1,960
2015 1,790
2016 1,890
2017 1,930
2018 2,050
2019 2,210

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2005 40
2006 90
2007 100
2008 100
2009 0
2010 110
2011 90
2012 150
2013 260
2014 240
2015 190
2016 30
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2005 540
2006 490
2007 540
2008 610
2009 700
2010 660
2011 560
2012 310
2013 330
2014 530
2015 590
2016 580
2017 420
2018 630
2019 600

Dishwashers
Year Number
2005 430
2006 530
2007 500
2008 570
2009 480
2010 660
2011 620
2012 570
2013 450
2014 380
2015 450
2016 430
2017 550
2018 600
2019 530

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2005 270
2006 310
2007 280
2008 300
2009 250
2010 260
2011 290
2012 260
2013 220
2014 270
2015 340
2016 350
2017 320
2018 320
2019 290

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 30
2006 50
2007 30
2014 0
2015 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 150