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2016 - 2026 Connecticut Employment Projections for Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
  Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations - Employment Projections (2016-2026)
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Click for a list of related Food Preparation and Serving Related OccupationsFood Preparation and Serving Related Occupations137,116146,3559,2396.7%10,49113,39592424,810$11.60$24,142
Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers11,08111,8107296.6%4751,079731,627
Chefs and Head Cooks job descriptionChefs and Head Cooks2,8723,0792077.2%9627121388$25.13$52,274HS
+5 years
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First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers job descriptionFirst-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersTop Occupation by Openings8,2098,7315226.4%380808521,240$16.33$33,975HS
5 years
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Cooks and Food Preparation Workers36,87338,6301,7574.8%2,4323,0891765,697
Cooks, Fast Food job descriptionCooks, Fast FoodTop Occupation by Openings6,4045,977-427-6.7%363495-43815$11.25$23,401No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria job descriptionCooks, Institution and CafeteriaTop Occupation by Openings3,4543,7502968.6%21128830529$17.66$36,742No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Cooks, Private Household job descriptionCooks, Private Household621670497.9%3852595 Postsecond.
5 years
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Cooks, Restaurant job descriptionCooks, RestaurantTop Occupation by Openings13,89815,3931,49510.8%8581,1721502,180$14.01$29,141No Formal Credential
5 years Mod. OJT
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Cooks, Short Order job descriptionCooks, Short Order1,8281,709-119-6.5%104142-12234$13.77$28,647No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Cooks, All Other job descriptionCooks, All Other560584244.3%3446282$16.70$34,757No Formal Credential
Mod. OJT
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Food Preparation Workers job descriptionFood Preparation WorkersTop Occupation by Openings10,10810,5474394.3%825895441,764$12.44$25,880No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Food and Beverage Serving Workers75,21181,4866,2758.3%6,3127,97962814,919
Bartenders job descriptionBartendersTop Occupation by Openings7,9358,3173824.8%391932381,361$10.40$21,632No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food job descriptionCombined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast FoodTop Occupation by Openings29,51233,5103,99813.6%2,7902,9184006,108$11.48$23,884No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop job descriptionCounter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee ShopTop Occupation by Openings5,5655,7081432.6%677532141,223$11.19$23,288No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Waiters and Waitresses job descriptionWaiters and WaitressesTop Occupation by Openings28,65030,3221,6725.8%2,1833,3441675,694$10.40$21,632No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant job descriptionFood Servers, NonrestaurantTop Occupation by Openings3,5493,629802.3%2702528530$13.07$27,186No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers13,95114,4294783.4%1,2721,248482,568
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers job descriptionDining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersTop Occupation by Openings3,4243,519952.8%30927510594$10.80$22,475No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Dishwashers job descriptionDishwashersTop Occupation by Openings6,2646,4241602.5%46950516990$11.43$23,771No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop job descriptionHosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee ShopTop Occupation by Openings3,8974,0961995.1%46043720917$11.13$23,154No Formal Credential
Short OJT
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