Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	40,820	8.15	6.05	9.20	16,953	12,584	19,137
Central Region^*	23,400	7.66	6.03	8.48	15,932	12,539	17,629
Northeast Region^*	7,190	7.37	6.00	8.06	15,338	12,490	16,762
Northwest Region^*	12,780	6.85	6.18	7.18	14,244	12,862	14,936
Ozark Region^*	20,340	7.65	6.15	8.39	15,902	12,790	17,457
South Central Region^*	4,100	6.58	5.98	6.88	13,688	12,436	14,315
Southeast Region^*	12,200	7.08	6.01	7.61	14,718	12,505	15,824
Southwest Region^*	8,350	7.17	6.04	7.74	14,915	12,559	16,093
St. Charles^*	12,850	8.53	6.21	9.68	17,732	12,921	20,138
St. Louis City^*	16,850	8.55	6.07	9.79	17,784	12,625	20,363
St. Louis County^*	48,470	8.27	6.11	9.35	17,203	12,702	19,453
West Central Region^*	10,400	6.77	5.96	7.18	14,089	12,387	14,940
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	8,430	7.61	5.93	8.45	15,829	12,341	17,573

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	221,080	244,940	23,860	10.79	12,379	NA
Kansas City MSA	72,780	83,940	11,160	15.33	4,503	NA
St Louis MSA	108,700	123,440	14,740	13.56	6,415	NA
Central Region^*	22,230	26,350	4,120	18.53	1,401	NA
Northeast Region^*	6,800	7,460	660	9.71	366	NA
Northwest Region^*	8,790	9,640	850	9.67	390	NA
Ozark Region^*	21,160	24,420	3,260	15.41	1,293	NA
South Central Region^*	4,710	5,520	810	17.20	286	NA
Southeast Region^*	10,970	12,240	1,270	11.58	609	NA
Southwest Region^*	8,820	9,830	1,010	11.45	496	NA
West Central Region^*	8,030	8,440	410	5.11	394	NA