Job outlook for informal waiter/waitresses in the United States

Informal waiter/waitress job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected informal waiter/waitress job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 197,000 new jobs for informal waiter/waitresses are projected over the next decade.

• Informal waiter/waitress salaries have increased 19% for informal waiter/waitresses in the last 5 years.

• There are over 401,326 informal waiter/waitresses currently employed in the United States.

• There are 3,660 active informal waiter/waitress job openings in the US.

• The average informal waiter/waitress salary is $24,354.

Compare the number of informal waiter/waitress jobs and the average informal waiter/waitress salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of informal waiter/waitress job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where informal waiter/waitresses earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.