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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
(2018-2028)		 Projected Job Openings
(2018-2028)
97% 35-2011.00 Cooks, Fast Food  Decline   Decline 63,000
95% 35-9031.00 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook    Much faster than average   Much faster than average 107,600
94% 35-2014.00 Cooks, Restaurant Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 243,800
94% 43-4081.00 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks  Decline   Decline 41,900
92% 35-3031.00 Waiters and Waitresses Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 539,000
87% 35-9021.00 Dishwashers  Slower than average   Slower than average 85,000
86% 35-3021.00 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 780,600
84% 35-9011.00 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 88,000
82% 35-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 169,900
82% 35-3011.00 Bartenders Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 123,100
79% 35-2015.00 Cooks, Short Order  Little or no change   Little or no change 22,200
73% 35-1011.00 Chefs and Head Cooks Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 20,700
72% 35-9099.00 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 10,800
66% 11-9081.00 Lodging Managers  Little or no change   Little or no change 5,500
64% 35-3022.00 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Bright Outlook  Slower than average   Slower than average 107,600
  35-3022.01 * Baristas Bright Outlook    
57% 35-2021.00 Food Preparation Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 158,500
54% 39-6011.00 Baggage Porters and Bellhops  Average   Average 6,600
52% 11-9051.00 Food Service Managers Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 46,900
47% 53-3031.00 Driver/Sales Workers  Decline   Decline 48,800
40% 39-3011.00 Gaming Dealers  Average   Average 15,500
39% 35-2019.00 Cooks, All Other  Average   Average 3,500
36% 39-6012.00 Concierges  Average   Average 5,800
33% 39-3019.00 Gaming Service Workers, All Other  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,600
32% 37-2012.00 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 197,000
30% 35-3041.00 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 46,500
26% 43-3041.00 Gaming Cage Workers  Slower than average   Slower than average 2,300
26% 27-3012.00 Public Address System and Other Announcers  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,200
25% First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers  Faster than average   Faster than average 8,800
  39-1011.00 Gaming Supervisors Bright Outlook    
  39-1012.00 Slot Supervisors Bright Outlook    
24% 51-3011.00 Bakers  Average   Average 28,100
24% 39-3093.00 Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 4,500
22% 11-9071.00 Gaming Managers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 700
19% 27-2031.00 Dancers  Little or no change   Little or no change 2,400
19% 33-9031.00 Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators  Average   Average 1,400
19% 39-3099.00 Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other  Average   Average 1,400
17% 51-6011.00 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers  Little or no change   Little or no change 29,000
17% 41-2012.00 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers  Little or no change   Little or no change 4,300
16% 35-2012.00 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria  Average   Average 62,500
14% 37-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 30,400
11% 41-2011.00 Cashiers Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 661,300
11% 13-1121.00 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 16,800
10% 51-3093.00 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders  Slower than average   Slower than average 5,700

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2018-2028 employment projections. "Projected Growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected Job Openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.