There are currently an estimated 2,194,100 food servers in the United States. The food server job market is expected to shrink by -3.1% between 2022 and 2032.
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 lose -56,500 food servers. That number is based on the retirement of 12,100 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 |