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Food Servers in Hawaii
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You’re in luck! Jobs for Food Servers in Hawaii are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Food Servers in Hawaii is growing faster than average.
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Food Servers in Hawaii earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Food Servers Work in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, there were 1,320 people working as Food Servers in the year 2018.
There were 1,550 Food Servers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 3,680 Food Servers working in it, which means Hawaii has fewer Food Servers than average.
Job Projections for Hawaii
Jobs for Food Servers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.2%.
Hawaii Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 350 annual job openings, and a total of 2,350 jobs for Hawaii Food Servers in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 43,100 annual jobs and 290,700 total jobs in 2026.
What do Food Servers Make in Hawaii?
In 2018 wages for Food Servers ranged from $22,000 to $59,330 with $35,240 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.58 to $28.52. The median hourly rate was $16.94.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.3 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $3.64.
The median salary in Hawaii is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Hawaii Metros for Food Servers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Food Servers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Urban Honolulu, HI | 850 | $34,770 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI | 200 | $29,400 |
Top States for Food Servers Employment
The table below shows the states where most Food Servers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 23,340 | $26,040 |
Texas | 20,130 | $19,840 |
New York | 17,310 | $31,730 |
Florida | 16,190 | $20,200 |
Illinois | 14,070 | $22,760 |
Ohio | 13,930 | $20,740 |
New Jersey | 11,920 | $23,950 |
Pennsylvania | 11,260 | $22,410 |
Michigan | 8,090 | $23,720 |
Minnesota | 8,020 | $25,830 |
North Carolina | 7,900 | $20,040 |
Colorado | 7,340 | $24,350 |
Virginia | 6,990 | $21,410 |
Indiana | 6,450 | $22,440 |
Tennessee | 6,310 | $20,420 |
Massachusetts | 6,170 | $26,440 |
Maryland | 5,710 | $22,990 |
Missouri | 5,700 | $20,840 |
Arizona | 5,550 | $23,030 |
Georgia | 5,480 | $19,870 |
Below are the states where Food Servers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Hawaii | $35,240 |
New York | $31,730 |
District of Columbia | $29,520 |
North Dakota | $27,400 |
Vermont | $27,210 |
South Dakota | $26,610 |
Massachusetts | $26,440 |
Connecticut | $26,220 |
Alaska | $26,040 |
California | $26,040 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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