First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012)

Occupation description:  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 708786 11.08 1523
United States 801,100879,600 9.87,850 16,98024,830

Job outlook

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2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a15.30n/a 9.4514.0722.97
Alaska 14.9916.2617.53 10.3015.4323.43
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 13.8515.3616.87 10.1614.5322.24
Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA) 13.5415.1116.68 10.2114.1121.17
Southeast Region 18.0920.0121.93 12.6620.3327.66
Balance of State 16.4818.3120.14 10.8518.1325.67

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
774139 18.042.7 30.0
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation159
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation72
UI claimants previously working in occupation118
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 1,079
Number of job position postings 208
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 5.2

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Work experience: 1 to 5 years On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska CHARR
Food Worker Card 0
ServSafe 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Job Corps
Culinary Arts 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska’s Institute of Technology
Culinary Baking 0
Professional Cooking & Baking Certificate88

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Galena Interior Learning Academy
Culinary Arts 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Culinary Arts, AAS 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, CTC
Culinary Arts, AAS 0
Culinary Arts, AAS 0
Culinary Arts, CT2 0
Culinary Arts, CT2 0