| 1 | Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023 | 3.4M | $30,800 |
| 2 | Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031 | 2.1M | $35,240 |
| 3 | Cooks, Restaurant SOC 35-2014 | 1.3M | $37,300 |
| 4 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers SOC 35-1012 | 1.0M | $42,910 |
| 5 | Cooks, Fast Food SOC 35-2011 | 621K | $30,830 |
| 6 | Bartenders SOC 35-3011 | 601K | $34,780 |
| 7 | Food Preparation Workers SOC 35-2021 | 520K | $34,730 |
| 8 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers SOC 35-9011 | 452K | $33,540 |
| 9 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners SOC 37-2012 | 430K | $34,940 |
| 10 | Dishwashers SOC 35-9021 | 412K | $34,770 |
| 11 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop SOC 35-9031 | 410K | $31,200 |
| 12 | Cashiers SOC 41-2011 | 342K | $31,600 |
| 13 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks SOC 43-4081 | 248K | $35,000 |
| 14 | General and Operations Managers SOC 11-1021 | 217K | $66,990 |
| 15 | Food Service Managers SOC 11-9051 | 202K | $65,990 |
| 16 | Driver/Sales Workers SOC 53-3031 | 175K | $30,580 |
| 17 | Chefs and Head Cooks SOC 35-1011 | 160K | $61,650 |
| 18 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071 | 134K | $39,660 |
| 19 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners SOC 37-2011 | 118K | $37,330 |
| 20 | Cooks, Short Order SOC 35-2015 | 109K | $35,960 |
| 21 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria SOC 35-2012 | 86K | $38,550 |
| 22 | Bakers SOC 51-3011 | 69K | $36,350 |
| 23 | Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other SOC 35-9099 | 66K | $35,570 |
| 24 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant SOC 35-3041 | 63K | $35,120 |
| 25 | Security Guards SOC 33-9032 | 60K | $37,730 |