Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
7 occupations sit in this SOC major group. Each one links to the degree programs that feed it, the schools that graduate the most people into it, and what it pays state by state.
7 occupations in this group
Ordered by how many people the job employs nationally. Graduates per year counts everyone finishing a program that feeds the job.
| Occupation | Median pay | Jobs | Growth | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 | $37,390 | 1,409,890 | +14.9% | 481 | 16,247 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012 | $44,080 | 1,223,240 | +6.0% | 526 | 18,372 |
| Bartenders 35-3011 | $34,340 | 756,390 | +5.9% | 8 | 171 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012 | $37,450 | 441,050 | +2.0% | 233 | 6,189 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011 | $62,470 | 200,040 | +7.1% | 524 | 23,746 |
| Cooks, All Other 35-2019 | $37,690 | 19,350 | +5.5% | 501 | 17,738 |
| Cooks, Private Household 35-2013 | $47,940 | 1,100 | +5.1% | 426 | 14,701 |
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Graduates per year are IPEDS completions across every program that feeds the occupation. All sources & release dates →
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