How much do fast food and counter workers make in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area?

What the Fast Food and Counter Workers median says in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Fast Food and Counter Workers median in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area at $28,930 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-3023 and BLS area 3100006.

BLS lists 4,510 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $30,460 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's Fast Food and Counter Workers median is 7.3% below the U.S. Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 35-3023 with area 3100006

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-3023 and area 3100006. SOC 35-3023 names Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area 3100006 names South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 35-3023/3100006 row has 4,510 wage and salary jobs. There are 29.04 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.17. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 35-3023/3100006, the annual median is $28,930 per year, while the matching mean is $30,460 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 35-3023/3100006 10th percentile: $28,080 per year.
• 35-3023/3100006 25th percentile: $28,080 per year.
• 35-3023/3100006 median: $28,930 per year.
• 35-3023/3100006 75th percentile: $32,160 per year.
• 35-3023/3100006 90th percentile: $35,570 per year.
• 35-3023/3100006 employment RSE: 5.6%. Mean-wage RSE: 1%.
• 35-3023/3100006 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 3100006 facts behind this Fast Food and Counter Workers page

Area 3100006 reports 155,110 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $55,570. Its annual median is $46,490. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-3023 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area runs from $29,310 at the 10th percentile to $88,450 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $35,810. The median is $46,490. The 75th percentile is $62,430. This is a place check, not a pay range for Fast Food and Counter Workers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 3100006. They do not show related skills or a path into Fast Food and Counter Workers.

• 1. Cashiers. Area: 3100006. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 4,550. Yearly median: $29,580. Jobs per 1,000: 29.36. Location quotient: 1.48.
• 2. Registered Nurses. Area: 3100006. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 3,790. Yearly median: $82,900. Jobs per 1,000: 24.46. Location quotient: 1.13.
• 3. General and Operations Managers. Area: 3100006. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 3,630. Yearly median: $77,230. Jobs per 1,000: 23.4. Location quotient: 1.04.
• 4. Retail Salespersons. Area: 3100006. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,380. Yearly median: $31,100. Jobs per 1,000: 21.79. Location quotient: 0.87.
• 5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers. Area: 3100006. SOC: 53-3032. Jobs: 3,040. Yearly median: $48,490. Jobs per 1,000: 19.6. Location quotient: 1.48.
• 6. Nursing Assistants. Area: 3100006. SOC: 31-1131. Jobs: 2,920. Yearly median: $40,020. Jobs per 1,000: 18.83. Location quotient: 2.02.

Read the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Fast Food and Counter Workers

The 10th percentile is $28,080 per year. The 25th percentile is $28,080 per year. The median is $28,930 per year. The 75th percentile is $32,160 per year. The 90th percentile is $35,570 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $28,080 per year to $32,160 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $7,490. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $28,930 per year. Nebraska has $29,000 per year. The U.S. row has $31,200 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is 0.2% below Nebraska on the same published median. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is 7.3% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits for Fast Food and Counter Workers

South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area ranks 44 of 137 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Fast Food and Counter Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 44 of 137 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 41. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $29,080 per year. BLS estimates 2,660 jobs. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 42. Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,980 per year. BLS estimates 790 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.
• 43. East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,950 per year. BLS estimates 4,480 jobs. The location quotient is 1.36.
• 45. West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,870 per year. BLS estimates 1,990 jobs. The location quotient is 1.28.
• 46. East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,800 per year. BLS estimates 1,400 jobs. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 47. West Montana nonmetropolitan area. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,780 per year. BLS estimates 2,580 jobs. The location quotient is 1.23.

Where Fast Food and Counter Workers medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 35-3023, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $41,910 per year. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits at $28,930 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Fast Food and Counter Workers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $41,910 per year, or $12,980 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,470 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.95.
• 2. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $39,710 per year, or $10,780 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,750 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 3. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $38,020 per year, or $9,090 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,660 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.06.
• 4. Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $36,930 per year, or $8,000 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 3,230 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.2.
• 5. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $36,820 per year, or $7,890 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,490 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.4.
• 6. Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $36,580 per year, or $7,650 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 7. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $36,140 per year, or $7,210 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,280 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.64.
• 8. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $35,190 per year, or $6,260 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 2,160 jobs there, compared with 4,510 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.02.

Where BLS counts the most Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs

Kansas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Fast Food and Counter Workers in this same-source set, at 12,330 jobs. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has 4,510. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 12,330 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 7,820 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $26,220 per year, or $2,710 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.33.
• 2. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 12,240 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 7,730 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $23,560 per year, or $5,370 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.79.
• 3. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 7,770 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 3,260 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $27,700 per year, or $1,230 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.27.
• 4. West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has 7,520 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 3,010 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $27,830 per year, or $1,100 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.21.
• 5. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 7,490 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 2,980 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $23,490 per year, or $5,440 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.51.
• 6. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 7,370 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 2,860 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $26,850 per year, or $2,080 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.58.
• 7. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area has 7,040 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 2,530 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $23,160 per year, or $5,770 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 8. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 6,470 estimated Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs, a gap of 1,960 jobs from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $28,440 per year, or $490 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.24.

Where Fast Food and Counter Workers takes the largest share of local jobs

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.79. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area has 1.17. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Fast Food and Counter Workers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.62 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,090 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $23,760 per year, or $5,170 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.62 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 12,240 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $23,560 per year, or $5,370 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.74, a gap of 0.57 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,450 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $25,590 per year, or $3,340 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.47 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 4,280 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $36,140 per year, or $7,210 above South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.58, a gap of 0.41 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,840 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $24,130 per year, or $4,800 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.58, a gap of 0.41 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 7,370 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $26,850 per year, or $2,080 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.57, a gap of 0.40 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 5,420 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $26,160 per year, or $2,770 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.55, a gap of 0.38 from South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 6,270 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs and a median of $27,200 per year, or $1,730 below South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.

How common Fast Food and Counter Workers is in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 4,510 Fast Food and Counter Workers jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 29.04 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.17. A value of 1 means Fast Food and Counter Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Fast Food and Counter Workers beside other roles in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area is $46,490 per year. The Fast Food and Counter Workers median is $28,930 per year. Fast Food and Counter Workers is 37.8% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Fast Food and Counter Workers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Childcare Workers, SOC 39-9011, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $29,160 per year. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a location quotient of 2.59.
• 2. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $28,500 per year. BLS lists 2,030 jobs and a location quotient of 0.9.
• 3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $29,580 per year. BLS lists 4,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.48.
• 4. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $28,200 per year. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a location quotient of 1.91.
• 5. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $31,100 per year. BLS lists 3,380 jobs and a location quotient of 0.87.
• 6. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2012, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $32,710 per year. BLS lists 1,480 jobs and a location quotient of 1.73.
• 7. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $33,780 per year. BLS lists 2,550 jobs and a location quotient of 1.8.
• 8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area median of $35,120 per year. BLS lists 2,770 jobs and a location quotient of 0.98.

The largest detailed roles in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Cashiers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area table, at 4,550 jobs. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 4,510 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 155,110. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Fast Food and Counter Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Cashiers has 4,550 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 40 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $29,580 per year, or $650 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 2. Registered Nurses has 3,790 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 720 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $82,900 per year, or $53,970 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has 3,630 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 880 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $77,230 per year, or $48,300 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 4. Retail Salespersons has 3,380 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,130 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $31,100 per year, or $2,170 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 3,040 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,470 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $48,490 per year, or $19,560 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.48.
• 6. Nursing Assistants has 2,920 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,590 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $40,020 per year, or $11,090 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 2.02.
• 7. Stockers and Order Fillers has 2,770 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,740 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $35,120 per year, or $6,190 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.98.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has 2,720 jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1,790 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its median is $43,900 per year, or $14,970 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.6.

Published role medians around South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area role table, at $82,900 per year. Fast Food and Counter Workers has $28,930 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $46,490 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,900 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $53,970 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 3,790 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.13.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $77,230 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $48,300 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 3,630 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $69,990 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $41,060 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,280 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
• 4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $62,480 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $33,550 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,590 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.5.
• 5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $62,140 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $33,210 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,980 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.43.
• 6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $58,520 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $29,590 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,290 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 7. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $48,740 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $19,810 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,920 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $48,490 per year in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, or $19,560 above Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 3,040 jobs, compared with 4,510 for Fast Food and Counter Workers. Its location quotient is 1.48.

Roles with the largest local share in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Slaughterers and Meat Packers has the highest location quotient in the bounded South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area role table, at 17.37. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1.17. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Fast Food and Counter Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Slaughterers and Meat Packers has a location quotient of 17.37 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 16.20 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,210 jobs and a median of $46,360 per year, or $17,430 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 2. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers has a location quotient of 13.47 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 12.30 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,960 jobs and a median of $47,110 per year, or $18,180 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 3. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 2.59 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.42 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,340 jobs and a median of $29,160 per year, or $230 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 4. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 2.02 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.85 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 2,920 jobs and a median of $40,020 per year, or $11,090 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 5. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.91 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.74 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,440 jobs and a median of $28,200 per year, or $730 below Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 6. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.8 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.63 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 2,550 jobs and a median of $33,780 per year, or $4,850 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 7. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.73 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.56 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 1,480 jobs and a median of $32,710 per year, or $3,780 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.
• 8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.6 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.43 from Fast Food and Counter Workers. BLS lists 2,720 jobs and a median of $43,900 per year, or $14,970 above Fast Food and Counter Workers.

What $28,930 may mean after the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $28,930 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Fast Food and Counter Workers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Fast Food and Counter Workers row is 5.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 4,510 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $30,460 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Fast Food and Counter Workers. It uses a South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $28,930 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Fast Food and Counter Workers row for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 4,510 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.17 is not a growth score. Rank 44 of 137 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-3023 in BLS area 3100006. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.