Restaurants and Other Eating Places
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; (2) providing food services to patrons who generally order or select items (e.g., at a counter, in a buffet line) and pay before eating; or (3) preparing and/or serving a specialty snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies) and/or nonalcoholic beverages (e.g., coffee, juices, sodas) for consumption on or near the premises.
Top Careers in this Sector
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
35-0000
Food and Beverage Serving Workers
35-3000
Fast Food and Counter Workers
35-3020
Fast Food and Counter Workers
35-3023
Cooks and Food Preparation Workers
35-2000
Cooks
35-2010
Waiters and Waitresses
35-3030
Waiters and Waitresses
35-3031
Cooks, Restaurant
35-2014
Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers
35-9000
Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
35-1000
Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
35-1010
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
35-1012
Cooks, Fast Food
35-2011
Food Preparation Workers
35-2020
Food Preparation Workers
35-2021
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
35-9030
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
35-9031
Management Occupations
11-0000
Dishwashers
35-9020
Industry Snapshot
Avg Salary
$34,160
Growth Rate
+2.71%
Active Roles
212