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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 214,990
2005 224,820
2006 231,880
2007 238,190
2008 237,810
2009 227,040
2010 222,790
2011 227,560
2012 237,050
2013 241,780
2014 246,260
2015 254,110
2016 265,050
2017 271,390
2018 277,950
2019 282,680

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2004 2,440
2005 2,310
2006 1,770
2007 1,520
2008 1,360
2009 1,410
2010 1,780
2011 2,150
2012 2,480
2013 2,100
2014 2,520
2015 3,120
2016 3,420
2017 2,600
2018 1,960
2019 1,590

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2004 13,020
2005 15,080
2006 17,440
2007 18,020
2008 17,810
2009 16,080
2010 16,160
2011 15,850
2012 16,560
2013 16,020
2014 16,060
2015 15,750
2016 17,250
2017 18,420
2018 20,270
2019 21,480

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2004 17,120
2005 19,990
2006 18,390
2007 16,710
2008 11,430
2009 10,440
2010 11,950
2011 14,680
2012 13,240
2013 15,480
2014 14,530
2015 15,960
2016 14,390
2017 16,540
2018 16,840
2019 19,740

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2004 11,790
2005 13,650
2006 12,370
2007 13,370
2008 13,360
2009 15,010
2010 16,090
2011 15,620
2012 14,910
2013 13,200
2014 10,860
2015 10,350
2016 9,750
2017 10,310
2018 9,800
2019 9,870

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2005 0
2006 60

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2004 16,990
2005 17,640
2006 17,870
2007 18,410
2008 19,100
2009 17,110
2010 16,130
2011 18,180
2012 23,310
2013 24,400
2014 23,240
2015 22,370
2016 21,680
2017 22,640
2018 22,630
2019 24,320

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2004 4,470
2005 4,070
2006 3,580
2007 3,270
2008 3,620
2009 3,950
2010 3,400
2011 3,300
2012 2,900
2013 3,620
2014 3,970
2015 5,010
2016 6,500
2017 5,870
2018 5,690
2019 7,000

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2004 230
2005 430
2006 440
2007 490
2008 240
2009 350
2010 410
2011 460
2012 670
2013 550
2014 540
2015 370
2016 480
2017 330
2018 1,340
2019 1,390

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2004 24,630
2005 21,190
2006 16,240
2007 15,530
2008 16,520
2009 14,170
2010 16,270
2011 14,870
2012 18,120
2013 17,400
2014 18,440
2015 16,610
2016 16,530
2017 17,280
2018 18,060
2019 35,940

Bartenders
Year Number
2004 5,290
2005 5,060
2006 5,450
2007 5,550
2008 5,610
2009 5,210
2010 5,950
2011 6,860
2012 7,550
2013 6,910
2014 6,450
2015 7,070
2016 7,500
2017 7,550
2018 7,090
2019 7,550

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2004 47,840
2005 53,330
2006 64,250
2007 70,990
2008 70,870
2009 69,550
2010 67,000
2011 64,250
2012 62,550
2013 61,370
2014 69,260
2015 75,120
2016 85,000
2017 84,770
2018 88,350
2019 66,270

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2004 47,190
2005 47,600
2006 49,750
2007 50,730
2008 51,820
2009 48,810
2010 43,950
2011 46,090
2012 48,480
2013 52,480
2014 52,130
2015 52,570
2016 50,690
2017 52,580
2018 53,200
2019 55,250

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2004 2,580
2005 2,610
2006 2,320
2007 1,990
2008 1,700
2009 1,650
2010 2,200
2011 3,170
2012 3,530
2013 3,960
2014 5,180
2015 6,290
2016 6,950
2017 6,250
2018 6,310
2019 6,240

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2004 3,680
2005 4,540
2006 4,650
2007 5,150
2008 6,330
2009 6,010
2010 5,270
2011 4,460
2012 4,580
2013 4,740
2014 5,150
2015 4,970
2016 5,250
2017 5,370
2018 5,890
2019 6,350

Dishwashers
Year Number
2004 8,790
2005 8,670
2006 8,380
2007 8,140
2008 8,680
2009 8,560
2010 7,780
2011 7,510
2012 7,760
2013 8,720
2014 8,870
2015 8,260
2016 8,300
2017 8,650
2018 8,980
2019 8,230

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2004 7,860
2005 7,840
2006 8,240
2007 7,510
2008 8,180
2009 7,780
2010 7,330
2011 7,820
2012 8,100
2013 8,770
2014 8,130
2015 8,400
2016 9,260
2017 9,940
2018 10,270
2019 10,560

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 1,070
2005 810
2006 680
2007 810
2008 1,180
2009 950
2010 1,120
2011 2,290
2012 2,310
2013 2,060
2014 930
2015 1,890
2016 2,100
2017 2,290
2018 1,270
2019 900