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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
(2014-2024)		 Projected Job Openings
(2014-2024)
97% 43-4081.00 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook    Faster than average   Faster than average 147,700
97% 35-2011.00 Cooks, Fast Food Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 138,700
96% 35-9031.00 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop Bright Outlook  Slower than average   Slower than average 283,800
95% 35-2014.00 Cooks, Restaurant Bright Outlook  Much faster than average   Much faster than average 452,500
93% 35-3031.00 Waiters and Waitresses Bright Outlook  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,255,000
87% 35-9021.00 Dishwashers Bright Outlook  Decline   Decline 219,300
85% 35-3021.00 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 1,364,600
83% 35-3011.00 Bartenders Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 278,300
83% 35-9011.00 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Bright Outlook  Average   Average 233,000
81% 35-2015.00 Cooks, Short Order  Decline   Decline 48,000
80% 35-1012.00 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Bright Outlook  Faster than average   Faster than average 352,900
74% 35-1011.00 Chefs and Head Cooks  Faster than average   Faster than average 30,400
66% 35-3022.00 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop Bright Outlook  Average   Average 318,100
  35-3022.01 Baristas Bright Outlook    
62% 35-9099.00 Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other  Average   Average 26,600
61% 11-9081.00 Lodging Managers  Average   Average 13,000
58% 35-2021.00 Food Preparation Workers Bright Outlook  Average   Average 298,300
55% 39-6011.00 Baggage Porters and Bellhops  Average   Average 12,400
54% 11-9051.00 Food Service Managers  Average   Average 77,100
52% 39-3011.00 Gaming Dealers  Little or no change   Little or no change 18,800
44% 35-2019.00 Cooks, All Other  Average   Average 7,000
41% 43-3041.00 Gaming Cage Workers  Average   Average 2,700
38% 39-6012.00 Concierges  Faster than average   Faster than average 9,600
37% 35-3041.00 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant  Faster than average   Faster than average 96,000
36% 53-3031.00 Driver/Sales Workers  Average   Average 96,600
36% 39-1011.00 Gaming Supervisors  Little or no change   Little or no change 9,400
36% 41-2012.00 Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers  Decline   Decline 5,700
33% 11-9071.00 Gaming Managers  Little or no change   Little or no change 800
31% 37-2012.00 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Bright Outlook  Average   Average 459,400
30% 33-9031.00 Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators  Decline   Decline 1,000
29% 27-3012.00 Public Address System and Other Announcers  Slower than average   Slower than average 3,200
29% 39-1012.00 Slot Supervisors  Decline   Decline 2,400
24% 39-3019.00 Gaming Service Workers, All Other  Slower than average   Slower than average 3,700
20% 51-3011.00 Bakers  Average   Average 53,600
18% 39-3093.00 * Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants  Average   Average 8,600
17% 35-2012.00 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria Bright Outlook  Average   Average 136,800
16% 27-2031.00 Dancers  Average   Average 4,800
15% 51-6011.00 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers  Slower than average   Slower than average 33,600
14% 37-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers  Average   Average 54,000
14% 13-1121.00 Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners  Faster than average   Faster than average 21,800
10% 41-2011.00 Cashiers Bright Outlook  Slower than average   Slower than average 1,523,800

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics external site 2014-2024 employment projections. "Projected Growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2014-2024). "Projected Job Openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.