Employment
45,880
+6.28%up YoY
Roles Food Preparation & Serving Related
Waiters and Waitresses
Occupation · SOC 35-3031 · Food Preparation & Serving Related · BLS OEWS · Annual · Atlanta (Beta)
Employment · Atlanta May 2025
45,880
+6.28%up 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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Employment for Waiters and Waitresses in Atlanta is 45,880 (May 2025), up 6.28% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $18,460.
Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025
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Key Stats
Employment45,880May 2025
Employment Change+6.28%upYoY
Median Annual Pay$18,460May 2025
Median Annual Pay Change−8.93%downYoY
Mean Annual Pay$26,870May 2025
P10 Pay$15,080May 2025
P25 Pay$15,080May 2025
P75 Pay$36,760May 2025
P90 Pay$46,800May 2025
Jobs per 1,00015.88May 2025
Location Quotient1.09May 2025
SOC Code35-3031
Occupation FamilyFood Preparation & Serving Related35-0000
Pay Distribution
- P10 $15,080
- P25 $15,080
- Median $18,460
- P75 $36,760
- P90 $46,800
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
$18,460
−8.93%down YoY
Mean Annual Pay
$26,870
−6.02%down YoY
Employment Concentration
Jobs per 1,00015.88May 2025
Location Quotient1.09May 2025
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 · Atlanta (Beta)
| Occupation | Employment | YoY | Median Pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 | 29,040 | −8.54%down | $37,230 |
| All Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations → | |||
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Performance Overview
Employment · 1 Year
+6.28%up
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related +1.02%up
- All occupations +0.62%up
Employment · 3 Year
−4.46%down
since 2022
Median Pay · 1 Year
−8.93%down
May 2025
- Food Preparation & Serving Related −0.70%down
- All occupations +2.81%up
Median Pay · 3 Year
−19.6%down
since 2022
Data & Methodology
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