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Food Servers in Utah
Get the information you need to know about working as a Food Server.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Food Servers in Utah are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Food Servers in Utah is growing faster than average.
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Food Servers in Utah earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
How Many Food Servers Work in Utah?
1,720 people worked as Food Servers in 2018 in this state.
There were 1,430 Food Servers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 290 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 3,680 Food Servers working in it, which means Utah has fewer Food Servers than average.
Job Projections for Utah
Jobs for Food Servers in this state are growing at a rate of 39.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 10.2%.
Utah Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 260 annual Food Servers job openings in Utah, and 1,690 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 43,100 annual jobs and 290,700 total jobs in 2026.
What do Food Servers Make in Utah?
In 2018 wages for Food Servers ranged from $17,560 to $33,070 with $24,290 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.44 to $15.9. The median hourly rate was $11.68.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.84 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $1.84.
The median salary in Utah is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Utah 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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Salt Lake City, UT | 1,060 | $26,390 |
Provo-Orem, UT | 300 | $19,980 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 150 | $20,640 |
Top States for Food Servers Employment
View the list below to see 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
More about our data sources and methodologies.