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Accommodation and Food Services   Save Table (XLS/CSV)

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Sort by:  Employed by this Industry Code Occupation Projected Growth
(2019-2029)		 Projected Job Openings
(2019-2029)
97% 35-2011.00 Cooks, Fast Food  Decline   Decline 57,300
94% 35-2014.00 Cooks, Restaurant   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook    Much faster than average   Much faster than average 237,200
94% 35-9031.00 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 98,100
92% 35-3031.00 Waiters and Waitresses Bright Outlook  Average   Average 475,700
92% 43-4081.00 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks  Decline   Decline 38,500
88% 35-9021.00 Dishwashers  Slower than average   Slower than average 77,600
84% 35-3023.00 Fast Food and Counter Workers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 826,600
  35-3023.01 Baristas Bright Outlook    
83% 35-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 152,600
82% 35-3011.00 Bartenders Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 108,700
82% 35-9011.00 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 83,000
78% 35-2015.00 Cooks, Short Order  Decline   Decline 18,900
70% 35-9099.00 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 12,600
67% 35-1011.00 Chefs and Head Cooks Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 18,500
62% 11-9081.00 Lodging Managers  Decline   Decline 4,500
58% 35-2021.00 Food Preparation Workers Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 139,400
58% 39-6011.00 Baggage Porters and Bellhops Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 5,600
56% 11-9051.00 Food Service Managers  Slower than average   Slower than average 34,800
47% 53-3031.00 Driver/Sales Workers  Average   Average 51,300
46% 35-2019.00 Cooks, All Other  Average   Average 2,900
40% 39-3011.00 Gambling Dealers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 16,400
35% 39-3019.00 Gambling Service Workers, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,700
33% 37-2012.00 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Bright Outlook  Little or no change   Little or no change 181,500
31% 39-6012.00 Concierges Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 6,000
28% 35-3041.00 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 45,100
27% 11-9071.00 Gambling Managers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 600
26% 39-3093.00 Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 3,800
26% 43-3041.00 Gambling Cage Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,800
24% 51-3011.00 Bakers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 26,000
21% 27-2031.00 Dancers  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,800
19% 39-1013.00 First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 9,700
19% 41-2012.00 Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers  Average   Average 3,800
19% 33-9031.00 Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,400
18% 51-6011.00 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers  Little or no change   Little or no change 25,600
17% 35-2012.00 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria  Slower than average   Slower than average 55,800
17% 39-3099.00 Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,100
16% 37-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 26,800
11% 41-2011.00 Cashiers Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 558,600
11% 13-1121.00 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 15,200
10% 39-3012.00 Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners  Average   Average 1,600

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2019-2029 employment projections. "Projected Growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period 2019-2029 for the US nationwide. "Projected Job Openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.