Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Topeka, KS

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2005 7,740
2006 7,980
2007 8,350
2008 8,250
2009 7,780
2010 7,920
2011 8,330
2012 8,420
2013 8,280
2014 8,420
2015 7,500
2016 7,970
2017 8,280
2018 8,590
2019 8,560

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2005 100
2006 100
2007 120
2008 0
2011 0
2013 120
2014 110
2015 140
2016 140
2017 0
2018 70
2019 40

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2005 650
2006 570
2007 540
2008 600
2009 590
2010 680
2011 710
2012 700
2013 740
2014 730
2015 730
2016 690
2017 750
2018 930
2019 900

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2005 380
2006 460
2007 640
2008 750
2009 500
2010 530
2011 530
2012 620
2013 930
2014 840
2015 670
2016 0
2019 0

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2005 580
2006 530
2007 560
2008 430
2009 520
2010 460
2011 600
2012 540
2013 610
2014 590
2015 550
2016 510
2017 520
2018 530
2019 520

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2005 380
2006 410
2007 530
2008 620
2009 580
2010 380
2011 400
2012 580
2013 650
2014 630
2015 630
2016 620
2017 580
2018 570
2019 580

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2005 280
2006 160
2007 120
2008 220
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 120
2013 200
2014 200
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2005 610
2006 610
2007 990
2008 960
2009 870
2010 790
2011 650
2012 570
2013 650
2014 900
2015 990
2016 1,010
2017 820
2018 780
2019 580

Bartenders

Year Number
2005 400
2006 350
2007 300
2008 370
2009 370
2010 420
2011 350
2012 430
2013 480
2014 360
2015 340
2016 290
2017 260
2018 270
2019 290

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2005 1,880
2006 2,520
2007 2,180
2008 1,980
2009 1,820
2010 1,940
2011 2,290
2012 2,510
2013 1,480
2014 1,790
2015 1,240
2016 2,360
2017 2,730
2018 3,020
2019 3,360

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2005 1,740
2006 1,370
2007 1,540
2008 1,480
2009 1,700
2010 1,420
2011 1,400
2012 1,510
2013 1,540
2014 1,460
2015 1,360
2016 1,480
2017 1,750
2018 1,640
2019 1,570

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2005 0
2006 180
2007 140
2008 90
2009 0
2010 580
2011 590
2012 0
2013 90
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 80
2018 0
2019 0

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2005 120
2006 180
2007 160
2008 210
2009 230
2010 170
2011 180
2012 190
2013 330
2014 380
2015 380
2016 320
2017 250
2018 260
2019 210

Dishwashers

Year Number
2005 380
2006 350
2007 360
2008 370
2009 360
2010 300
2011 330
2012 270
2013 240
2014 200
2015 290
2016 270
2017 260
2018 230
2019 200

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2005 240
2006 190
2007 170
2008 170
2009 240
2010 250
2011 300
2012 330
2013 180
2014 170
2015 180
2016 280
2017 280
2018 290
2019 310

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2012 50
2013 40
2014 60
2018 0
2019 0