There are currently an estimated 2,600,500 food servers in the United States. The food server job market is expected to grow by 7.0% between 2016 and 2026.
How employable are food servers?
CareerExplorer rates food servers with a C employability rating, meaning this career should provide moderate employment opportunities for the foreseeable future. Over the next 10 years, it is expected the US will need 193,800 food servers. That number is based on 182,500 additional food servers, and the retirement of 11,300 existing food servers.
What’s the supply of food servers?
The food server industry is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida
Food Server job market by state
| State Name | Employed Food Servers |
|---|---|
| California | 285,470 |
| Texas | 217,390 |
| Florida | 216,260 |
| New York | 161,720 |
| Pennsylvania | 98,000 |
| Ohio | 96,160 |
| Illinois | 88,730 |
| Georgia | 82,860 |
| Michigan | 81,030 |
| North Carolina | 80,650 |
| Virginia | 74,250 |
| Massachusetts | 64,520 |
| New Jersey | 61,700 |
| Tennessee | 52,580 |
| Washington | 51,670 |
| Indiana | 51,080 |
| Arizona | 50,850 |
| Colorado | 50,270 |
| Minnesota | 50,180 |
| Missouri | 46,080 |
| Wisconsin | 42,960 |
| Maryland | 41,630 |
| Nevada | 41,250 |
| Louisiana | 37,860 |
| South Carolina | 36,370 |
| Oregon | 33,480 |
| Alabama | 32,570 |
| Kentucky | 30,600 |
| Connecticut | 29,760 |
| Oklahoma | 29,710 |
| Iowa | 24,230 |
| Kansas | 22,180 |
| Mississippi | 19,590 |
| Arkansas | 17,870 |
| Utah | 17,720 |
| Hawaii | 17,590 |
| New Mexico | 17,050 |
| Nebraska | 15,640 |
| Maine | 12,900 |
| New Hampshire | 12,840 |
| Idaho | 12,150 |
| Puerto Rico | 12,110 |
| West Virginia | 12,090 |
| Rhode Island | 10,160 |
| Montana | 9,880 |
| District of Columbia | 8,440 |
| South Dakota | 7,550 |
| Delaware | 7,500 |
| North Dakota | 6,720 |
| Vermont | 5,270 |
| Wyoming | 5,180 |
| Alaska | 3,980 |
| Guam | 1,730 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | 1,340 |