Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

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2020 Workforce

568k

Average Age

36.2

Estimated Job Growth

5.86%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$29,668

Average Male Salary

$34,794

Average Female Salary

$25,843

About

Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers was $29,668 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers by wage are Food batchmakers, Religious workers, all other, and Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers.

Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are part of the Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, along with Chefs & head cooks, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Cooks, Food preparation workers, Bartenders, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Washington County PUMA, AR, Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, and Allen, Murphy, Plano (East) & Parker Cities PUMA, TX. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Tucson City (South) PUMA, AZ, Oklahoma City (Central) PUMA, OK, and Provo City PUMA, UT.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by average wage, is Construction. Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are paid most in Putnam & St. Johns (South) Counties PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Tucson City (South) PUMA, AZ.

Yearly Wage

$29,668

AVERAGE SALARY

± $972

In 2020, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers earned an average of $29,668, $26,285 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Food batchmakers make somewhat more than Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers while Religious workers, all other make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.381

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.381, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Elementary & secondary schools, Drinking places, alcoholic beverages , Traveler accommodation, Amusement & Recreation, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, Nursing Care Facilities, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, by average wage, are Construction, Air transportation, and Animal slaughtering & processing.

Industries by Share

568k

2020 Workforce

± 18,467

−0.5%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.62%

The number of people employed as Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers has been declining at a rate of −0.5%, from 570,792 people in 2019 to 567,938 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers at 74.9%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 6.35% and Drinking places, alcoholic beverages with 4.87%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers in the US. The average age of male Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers in the workforce is 35.4 and of female Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

243k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 12,086

325k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 13,985

57.3% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

56% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.8% of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers.

Age by Sex

35.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.66

36.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.616

The median age of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is 36.2, and Male employees are generally 1.44 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers is Business but a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Monitoring, and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers are expected to see a growth of 5.86% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers.

5.86%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.