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Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in West Virginia

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 60,110
2005 60,890
2006 61,510
2007 63,380
2008 65,110
2009 64,770
2010 63,310
2011 63,610
2012 64,040
2013 65,150
2014 65,680
2015 65,030
2016 64,780
2017 63,180
2018 63,210
2019 63,970

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks
Year Number
2004 670
2005 660
2006 460
2007 360
2008 380
2009 450
2010 470
2011 380
2012 280
2013 340
2014 340
2015 330
2016 280
2017 290
2018 340
2019 310

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Year Number
2004 5,230
2005 4,480
2006 4,620
2007 4,760
2008 4,900
2009 4,850
2010 4,730
2011 4,890
2012 4,790
2013 4,870
2014 4,940
2015 4,980
2016 5,240
2017 5,190
2018 5,280
2019 5,490

Cooks, Fast Food
Year Number
2004 2,800
2005 3,050
2006 2,840
2007 2,570
2008 1,390
2009 1,070
2010 1,560
2011 1,740
2012 1,350
2013 1,480
2014 1,470
2015 1,770
2016 1,720
2017 1,590
2018 1,420
2019 1,190

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Year Number
2004 3,850
2005 3,800
2006 3,950
2007 4,170
2008 4,440
2009 4,440
2010 4,330
2011 4,470
2012 4,500
2013 4,760
2014 4,680
2015 5,140
2016 5,370
2017 5,330
2018 5,090
2019 4,930

Cooks, Private Household
Year Number
2005 0

Cooks, Restaurant
Year Number
2004 3,570
2005 4,610
2006 4,960
2007 4,960
2008 5,080
2009 5,050
2010 4,630
2011 4,740
2012 5,210
2013 5,700
2014 5,580
2015 5,500
2016 6,110
2017 6,390
2018 6,680
2019 7,390

Cooks, Short Order
Year Number
2004 2,060
2005 1,230
2006 1,100
2007 980
2008 1,000
2009 960
2010 700
2011 680
2012 770
2013 700
2014 580
2015 520
2016 420
2017 340
2018 370
2019 410

Cooks, All Other
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2007 160
2008 70
2009 50
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2014 70
2015 80
2016 60
2017 0

Food Preparation Workers
Year Number
2004 4,390
2005 4,290
2006 4,400
2007 3,760
2008 3,770
2009 3,400
2010 3,850
2011 3,820
2012 3,750
2013 3,470
2014 3,270
2015 2,960
2016 2,450
2017 2,150
2018 2,080
2019 2,610

Bartenders
Year Number
2004 2,290
2005 3,010
2006 2,950
2007 2,480
2008 2,670
2009 2,530
2010 2,540
2011 2,370
2012 2,430
2013 2,590
2014 2,450
2015 2,620
2016 2,560
2017 2,560
2018 2,350
2019 2,180

Fast Food and Counter Workers
Year Number
2004 17,620
2005 18,240
2006 18,390
2007 20,990
2008 22,840
2009 22,900
2010 22,030
2011 22,310
2012 23,660
2013 24,490
2014 25,440
2015 23,730
2016 23,080
2017 22,060
2018 23,310
2019 22,970

Waiters and Waitresses
Year Number
2004 11,430
2005 12,110
2006 12,280
2007 12,410
2008 12,420
2009 12,600
2010 12,110
2011 12,110
2012 11,230
2013 11,200
2014 11,130
2015 11,680
2016 12,110
2017 12,090
2018 11,800
2019 11,530

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Year Number
2004 890
2005 550
2006 770
2007 1,020
2008 1,150
2009 1,090
2010 660
2011 420
2012 340
2013 450
2014 400
2015 330
2016 160
2017 170
2018 140
2019 210

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,100
2006 1,200
2007 1,110
2008 1,240
2009 1,270
2010 1,360
2011 1,150
2012 1,170
2013 1,050
2014 1,010
2015 1,030
2016 980
2017 990
2018 780
2019 910

Dishwashers
Year Number
2004 2,140
2005 2,090
2006 1,830
2007 1,890
2008 1,920
2009 1,990
2010 2,230
2011 2,400
2012 2,460
2013 2,110
2014 1,920
2015 1,870
2016 1,980
2017 1,890
2018 1,750
2019 1,670

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Year Number
2004 1,760
2005 1,420
2006 1,600
2007 1,580
2008 1,690
2009 1,940
2010 1,990
2011 2,030
2012 1,940
2013 1,940
2014 2,030
2015 2,240
2016 2,120
2017 2,000
2018 1,820
2019 2,090

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 90
2005 160
2006 160
2007 180
2008 150
2009 180
2010 120
2011 100
2012 160
2013 0
2014 370
2015 250
2016 140
2017 140
2018 0
2019 80