According to the source, there were over 2.1 million waiters and waitresses in the United States as of May 2022. Meanwhile, there were approximately 1.3 million restaurant cooks and approximately 613,070 bartenders in the U.S. during this period.
Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 25, 2023). Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation ." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Foodservice Employees in The United States as of May 2022, by Occupation ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2022, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198533/employees-in-foodservice-occupations-in-the-us/