Employment
2.27M
−1.38%down YoY
Roles Food Preparation & Serving Related
Waiters and Waitresses
Occupation · SOC 35-3031 · Food Preparation & Serving Related · BLS OEWS · Annual · National
Employment · U.S. May 2025
2.27M
−1.38%down YoY
- Employment · ATL / U.S.
- 45,880 / 2,270,910
- Median Annual Pay · ATL / U.S.
- $18,460 / $35,230
- 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 Waiters and Waitresses
Employment for Waiters and Waitresses in the U.S. is 2,270,910 (May 2025), down 1.38% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $35,230.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment2,270,910May 2025
Employment Change−1.38%downYoY
Median Annual Pay$35,230May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change+4.35%upYoY
Mean Annual Pay$40,060May 2025
P10 Pay$18,100May 2025
P25 Pay$27,750May 2025
P75 Pay$47,110May 2025
P90 Pay$64,720May 2025
SOC Code35-3031
Occupation FamilyFood Preparation & Serving Related35-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $18,100
- P25 $27,750
- Median $35,230
- P75 $47,110
- P90 $64,720
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
$35,230
+4.35%up YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$40,060
+4.43%up YoY
Atlanta vs. U.S. matching OEWS measures
| Measure | Atlanta | U.S. | Atlanta vs U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment May 2025 | 45,880 +6.28%up | 2,270,910 −1.38%down | |
| Median Annual Pay May 2025 | $18,460 −8.93%down | $35,230 +4.35%up | −47.6% vs U.S. |
| Mean Annual Pay May 2025 | $26,870 −6.02%down | $40,060 +4.43%up | −32.9% vs U.S. |
| P25 Pay May 2025 | $15,080 −7.43%down | $27,750 +8.02%up | −45.7% vs U.S. |
| P75 Pay May 2025 | $36,760 +1.52%up | $47,110 +3.88%up | −22.0% 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 |
| All Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations → | |||
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
−1.38%down
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related +0.49%up
- All occupations +0.85%up
Employment · 3 Year
+7.01%up
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
+4.35%up
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related +2.70%up
- All occupations +2.99%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
+21.0%up
since 2022
Data & Methodology
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JobGetr has not modified the occupation description.
National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.