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Food Jobs & Pay in New Hampshire
About 60,760 people in New Hampshire work in food-related jobs. Median pay by occupation, with the national median in the last column.
Restaurants & service
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 14,540 | $31,590 | $22,580 – $38,440 | $31,200 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | 10,030 | $38,430 | $21,060 – $72,810 | $35,230 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | 7,190 | $40,200 | $34,390 – $49,400 | $37,390 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 3,840 | $49,710 | $34,900 – $75,100 | $44,080 |
| Bartenders | 3,840 | $28,800 | $17,390 – $78,230 | $34,340 |
| Food Preparation Workers | 3,420 | $36,780 | $26,830 – $45,980 | $35,320 |
| Dishwashers | 2,370 | $34,960 | $27,290 – $43,580 | $34,810 |
| Cooks, Short Order | 2,320 | $32,330 | $24,140 – $49,020 | $35,880 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 2,130 | $33,920 | $26,330 – $38,460 | $31,200 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 1,770 | $36,710 | $28,710 – $46,090 | $35,360 |
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 1,720 | $45,370 | $35,790 – $56,470 | $37,450 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 1,510 | $26,290 | $17,200 – $38,410 | $33,980 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | 1,330 | $38,590 | $35,720 – $45,930 | $30,890 |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 1,170 | $63,400 | $40,220 – $95,990 | $62,470 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | 370 | $38,210 | $25,520 – $44,150 | $35,840 |
Food processing
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakers | 880 | $39,500 | $31,760 – $49,230 | $37,160 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | 530 | $47,740 | $38,690 – $57,510 | $40,140 |
| Food Batchmakers | 190 | $37,470 | $33,630 – $49,150 | $42,290 |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 110 | $40,440 | $34,100 – $50,170 | $41,590 |
| Food Processing Workers, All Other | 80 | $45,410 | $37,420 – $49,670 | $39,680 |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers | 40 | $39,270 | $31,670 – $64,440 | $40,130 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | — | $47,260 | $37,330 – $55,060 | $38,300 |
Farm & field
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 220 | $35,920 | $24,410 – $48,510 | $35,660 |
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 130 | $39,520 | $24,230 – $60,650 | $36,670 |
Science & nutrition
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 440 | $71,840 | $33,280 – $92,810 | $76,400 |
Management
| Job | Workers | Median pay | Typical range (10th–90th) | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Managers | 590 | $77,360 | $60,850 – $107,660 | $69,390 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, most recent annual estimate. Some occupations are suppressed in smaller states and are omitted. Median pay is the middle of the wage distribution; employment counts exclude the self-employed. Labour-market data, not job listings.