Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 14,510
2006 15,370
2007 15,070
2008 15,860
2009 16,410
2010 16,140
2011 16,440
2012 16,560
2013 16,680
2014 17,120
2015 17,410
2016 17,730
2017 16,840
2018 16,240
2019 16,620

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 240
2006 190
2007 240
2008 300
2009 300
2010 260
2011 150
2012 140
2013 120
2014 130
2015 120
2016 150
2017 130
2018 130
2019 100

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 940
2006 1,090
2007 1,040
2008 1,200
2009 1,250
2010 1,380
2011 1,390
2012 1,360
2013 1,210
2014 1,190
2015 1,290
2016 1,440
2017 1,520
2018 1,650
2019 1,750

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 1,860
2006 2,170
2007 1,410
2008 1,090
2009 740
2010 440
2011 300
2012 210
2013 0
2014 640
2015 870
2016 940
2017 590
2018 0
2019 1,320

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 1,060
2006 1,180
2007 1,180
2008 1,200
2009 1,240
2010 990
2011 1,060
2012 1,070
2013 1,010
2014 1,060
2015 810
2016 830
2017 430
2018 410
2019 370

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 980
2006 980
2007 1,070
2008 1,170
2009 1,270
2010 1,480
2011 1,470
2012 1,470
2013 1,330
2014 1,490
2015 1,580
2016 1,740
2017 1,670
2018 1,530
2019 1,250

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 340
2006 330
2007 340
2008 360
2009 320
2010 340
2011 210
2012 480
2013 490
2014 530
2015 300
2016 360
2017 300
2018 0
2019 0

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2009 210
2010 150
2011 140
2012 80
2013 110
2014 70
2015 0
2017 0
2018 30
2019 50

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 1,550
2006 1,620
2007 1,780
2008 2,050
2009 1,890
2010 1,920
2011 1,890
2012 1,600
2013 2,160
2014 2,380
2015 2,940
2016 3,080
2017 3,850
2018 4,040
2019 3,830

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 650
2006 550
2007 560
2008 650
2009 790
2010 800
2011 860
2012 810
2013 850
2014 600
2015 580
2016 520
2017 540
2018 610
2019 600

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 1,790
2006 1,660
2007 2,180
2008 2,230
2009 2,690
2010 2,550
2011 3,470
2012 3,690
2013 3,940
2014 3,650
2015 3,340
2016 2,860
2017 2,310
2018 2,660
2019 3,100

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 3,170
2006 3,090
2007 3,150
2008 3,490
2009 3,720
2010 4,060
2011 3,860
2012 4,030
2013 3,480
2014 3,320
2015 3,300
2016 3,900
2017 3,660
2018 3,340
2019 2,580

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 250
2006 240
2007 240
2008 170
2009 130
2010 180
2011 250
2012 270
2013 260
2014 310
2015 450
2016 430
2017 430
2018 480
2019 380

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 440
2006 760
2007 700
2008 760
2009 570
2010 530
2011 390
2012 420
2013 540
2014 690
2015 790
2016 680
2017 590
2018 510
2019 450

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 720
2006 720
2007 570
2008 670
2009 780
2010 640
2011 550
2012 440
2013 570
2014 560
2015 620
2016 440
2017 400
2018 430
2019 410

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 520
2006 680
2007 540
2008 520
2009 510
2010 360
2011 450
2012 490
2013 610
2014 500
2015 420
2016 360
2017 300
2018 300
2019 430

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2006 110
2007 70
2010 60
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 120
2019 0