Job outlook for food service attendants in the United States

Food service attendant job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected food service attendant job growth rate is 14% from 2018-2028.

• About 775,300 new jobs for food service attendants are projected over the next decade.

• Food service attendant salaries have increased 21% for food service attendants in the last 5 years.

• There are over 162,024 food service attendants currently employed in the United States.

• There are 229,108 active food service attendant job openings in the US.

• The average food service attendant salary is $25,604.

Compare the number of food service attendant jobs and the average food service attendant salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of food service attendant job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where food service attendants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.