Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Career, Salary and Skills
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $35,840 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 84,630. Wage data is published for 186 locations.
Occupation description
All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.
O*NET code
35-9099.00
Job zone
Not recorded
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Not recorded
National salary and employment
Median annual
$35,840
Hourly median
$17.23
Employment
84,630
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$25,470
10th
$31,200
25th
$35,840
Median
$39,880
75th
$47,550
90th
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in CAMedian $36,910 · Employment 30,730
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $36,810 · Employment 14,270
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in NCMedian $30,160 · Employment 4,670
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in TXMedian $30,210 · Employment 4,030
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in FLMedian $34,200 · Employment 3,900
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in NJMedian $36,290 · Employment 3,780
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in LAMedian $21,820 · Employment 3,670
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in MDMedian $37,500 · Employment 3,540
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in San Diego, CAMedian $36,330 · Employment 3,340
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in OHMedian $27,540 · Employment 3,260
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Riverside, CAMedian $35,260 · Employment 3,180
- Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in GAMedian $25,740 · Employment 3,130
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.