Employment
13.7M
+0.49%up YoY
Roles Food Preparation & Serving Related
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Occupation family · SOC 35-0000 · BLS OEWS · Annual · National
Employment · U.S. May 2025
13.7M
+0.49%up YoY
- Employment · ATL / U.S.
- 260,100 / 13,680,750
- Median Annual Pay · ATL / U.S.
- $29,720 / $35,050
- Atlanta left axis
- U.S. right axis
Employment · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · Atlanta May 2021 – May 2025 · U.S. May 2021 – May 2025
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What's happening with Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Employment for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in the U.S. is 13,680,750 (May 2025), up 0.49% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $35,050.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment13,680,750May 2025
Employment Change+0.49%upYoY
Median Annual Pay$35,050May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change+2.70%upYoY
Mean Annual Pay$37,150May 2025
P10 Pay$23,120May 2025
P25 Pay$28,760May 2025
P75 Pay$41,860May 2025
P90 Pay$51,340May 2025
SOC Code35-0000
Occupation FamilyFood Preparation & Serving Related35-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $23,120
- P25 $28,760
- Median $35,050
- P75 $41,860
- P90 $51,340
Annual wage percentiles as published (BLS OEWS). Only the five published points are drawn; nothing between them is estimated.
Job Economy Report
Median Annual Pay
$35,050
+2.70%up YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$37,150
+3.14%up YoY
Atlanta vs. U.S. matching OEWS measures
| Measure | Atlanta | U.S. | Atlanta vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment May 2025 | 260,100 +1.02%up | 13,680,750 +0.49%up | |
| Median Annual Pay May 2025 | $29,720 −0.70%down | $35,050 +2.70%up | −15.2% vs U.S. |
| Mean Annual Pay May 2025 | $31,970 −0.03%down | $37,150 +3.14%up | −13.9% vs U.S. |
| P25 Pay May 2025 | $23,020 −0.39%down | $28,760 +2.13%up | −20.0% vs U.S. |
| P75 Pay May 2025 | $37,440 +1.22%up | $41,860 +7.97%up | −10.6% vs U.S. |
Related Roles same family · National
| Occupation | Employment | YoY | Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 | 1,409,890 | −2.91%down | $37,390 |
| Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031 | 2,270,910 | −1.38%down | $35,230 |
Hiring Context
BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, all nonfarm industries, seasonally adjusted. JOLTS is published nationally, not by occupation or metro; no hiring figure is attributed to this role.
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Performance Overview
Employment · 1 Year
+0.49%up
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related +0.49%up
- All occupations +0.85%up
Employment · 3 Year
+9.32%up
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
+2.70%up
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related +2.70%up
- All occupations +2.99%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
+18.3%up
since 2022
Data & Methodology
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.