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Occupational Description

All food preparation and serving related workers not listed separately.

Employment Outlook for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be much higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the significant number or job openings projected for this occupation.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other There are 9 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 9 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Server	8/12/09	Portland	$8.40/hr to $8.50/hr
Room Service Associate	6/19/10	Portland
Part-Time Barista	8/10/10	Seal Rock	$8.40/hr
Barista	8/19/10	Multiple Locations Eug/Spfld
Dietary Assistant	8/19/10	Brookings	$8.70/hr to $9.45/hr DOE
Prep Cook	8/23/10	Forest Grove	$10.50/hr
Line Cook/Server	8/20/10	Dallas	$8.40/hr DOE
Dining Services Aide	8/27/10	Dallas	$8.40/hr to $8.90/hr DOE
Server	8/30/10	Dallas	$8.40/hr to $8.90/hr

Job Openings from the Web for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other There are no openings for this occupation.

State of Oregon License Information for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.83	$9.43	$10.69	$13.68	$16.65	$11.75	$24,436
Multnomah / Washington	8.93	9.66	13.42	15.73	18.19	13.16	27,390
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.96	9.74	12.04	16.10	18.38	12.85	26,734
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	9.58	10.48	11.64	12.71	14.22	11.70	24,316
Lane	8.81	9.39	10.31	12.52	15.37	11.19	23,264
Jackson / Josephine	8.72	9.14	9.87	11.60	13.17	10.53	21,899
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	9.14	10.00	11.46	13.06	16.90	12.05	25,054
Clackamas	8.71	9.10	9.75	11.95	15.79	10.88	22,617

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Regional Employment Projections for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	2,390	2,604	214	9.0%	21	125	147
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	935	966	31	3.3%	3	48	51
Multnomah / Washington	463	527	64	13.8%	6	25	31
Lane	237	262	25	10.5%	3	13	15
Jackson / Josephine	199	225	26	13.1%	3	11	13
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	183	213	30	16.4%	3	10	13
Clackamas	101	118	17	16.8%	2	6	7
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	36	42	6	16.7%	1	2	3
Douglas	28	30	2	7.1%	0	2	2
Klamath / Lake	28	29	1	3.6%	0	1	2
Coos / Curry	26	30	4	15.4%	0	1	2
Baker / Union / Wallowa	12	13	1	8.3%	0	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	10	13	3	30.0%	0	1	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	8	8	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Grant / Harney / Malheur	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	5	5	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	2,390
Total, All Industries	Private	1,234
Transportation and Warehousing	Private	27
Water Transportation	Private	27
Inland Water Transportation	Private	27
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	314
Administrative and Support Services	Private	314
Employment Services	Private	314
Educational Services	Private	118
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	Private	118
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	357
Hospitals	Private	275
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	275
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	44
Nursing Care Facilities	Private	25
Social Assistance	Private	35
Individual and Family Services	Private	23
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	20
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	Private	20
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	Private	20
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	380
Accommodation	Private	96
Traveler Accommodation	Private	72
Food Services and Drinking Places	Private	284
Full-Service Restaurants	Private	236
Limited-Service Eating Places	Private	35
Total, All Industries	State	997
Educational Services	State	997
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	997
Total, All Industries	Local	123
Educational Services	Local	119
Elementary and Secondary Schools	Local	33
Total, All Industries	Tribal	36

Educational Requirements for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other

• Apply Food Handling Rules
• Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
• Clean Or Prepare Tables In Eating Establishments
• Interpret And Apply Health Regulations In Lodging And Food Service
• Stock And Replenish Vending Machines
• Stock, Organize And Clean Shelves
• Work As A Team Member

Schools and Training Providers for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Food Preparation and Serving Workers, All Other matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Dining Room And Cafeteria Attendants And Bartender Helpers	40%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	36%
Dishwashers	31%