Career field
Food & Hospitality Service careers
Occupations preparing and serving food and supporting hospitality. CampusPin lists 17 food & hospitality service occupations, with median pay ranging from $30,160 to $60,990 per year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage or a guarantee.
Occupations in this field
- Chefs and head cooks$60,990
- Cooks, private household$44,530
- First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers$42,010
- Cooks, restaurant$36,830
- Cooks, institution and cafeteria$36,450
- Cooks, all other$36,210
- Cooks, short order$35,620
- Food preparation and serving related workers, all other$34,830
- Food servers, nonrestaurant$34,460
- Food preparation workers$34,220
- Waiters and waitresses$33,760
- Dishwashers$33,670
- Bartenders$33,530
- Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers$32,670
- Fast food and counter workers$30,480
- Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop$30,380
- Cooks, fast food$30,160
Occupation data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (Employment Projections); wages are 2024 and projections cover 2024–2034. Figures are national, not institution-specific, and projections are estimates, not guarantees.