Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
State pay geography leads here: District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland top the published medians for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, unlike peer Cooks, Private Household.
Same-major-group titles next to Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other: Cooks, Private Household ($48K) , Cooks, Fast Food ($31K) , Food Servers, Nonrestaurant ($35K) , Cooks, Restaurant ($37K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. District of Columbia $38,580
- 2. Hawaii $43,540
- 3. Maryland $37,500
- 4. Utah $37,180
- 5. Nebraska $46,170
- 6. Oregon $39,080
- 7. Arizona $37,600
- 8. Illinois $38,880
- 9. Indiana $38,160
- 10. New Hampshire $38,210
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations titles
- 1. Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,360
- 2. Cooks, Private Household $47,940
- 3. Cooks, Fast Food $30,890
- 4. Cooks, Restaurant $37,390
- 5. Waiters and Waitresses $35,230
- 6. Dishwashers $34,810
State pay geography leads this card: District of Columbia holds the highest published median ($38,580) among the listed states for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. National median is $35,840.
Employment Projections expect +6% change between 2024 and 2034 (faster than average vs baseline 3.1%). About 14,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: District of Columbia at $38,580. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Cooks, Private Household at $47,940. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay-rank #8 in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #8 of 17 detailed Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other next: salary map, states, and peers
SOC 35-9099 · national median $35,840 · middle third of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (#8/17). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 35-9099
District of Columbia · top state for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
$39K published median
Hawaii · #2 state pay
$44K · behind District of Columbia
Cooks, Private Household
Highest-pay peer vs Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · $48K
Cooks, Fast Food
Lower-pay peer beside Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other · $31K
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Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 35-9099. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics