Wisconsin was 10.1% below the U.S. median for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. It ranked 37 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Wisconsin was 94.1, or 5.9% below the national price level. Its housing index was 79.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$29,821
WageScope divides the published Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Wisconsin: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 35-9031 and BLS area 55.
Questions, answered
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay in Wisconsin: common questions
What is the median wage for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Wisconsin?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $28,060 per year for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in Wisconsin. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop pay higher in Wisconsin than nationally?
Wisconsin's published median was 10.1% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Wisconsin?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 94.1 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs does BLS estimate in Wisconsin?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop job, not a generic wage number.
Pick an eligible listing, then MeritLog can help you prepare from experience you have confirmed. WageScope never turns a BLS estimate into a qualification or résumé claim.
What the Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median says in Wisconsin
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median in Wisconsin at $28,060 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 35-9031 and BLS area 55.
BLS lists 6,430 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 $28,440 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Wisconsin's Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median is 10.1% below the U.S. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $31,200 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-9031 and area 55. SOC 35-9031 names Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Area 55 names Wisconsin. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-9031/55 row reports 6,430 wage and salary jobs, 2.19 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.79 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-9031/55, the annual median is $28,060 per year, while the matching mean is $28,440 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 55 facts behind this Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop page
Area 55 reports 2,941,540 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,270. Its annual median is $50,270. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-9031 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Wisconsin runs from $29,980 at the 10th percentile to $104,990 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,700. The median is $50,270. The 75th percentile is $76,350. This is a place check, not a pay range for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
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 55. They do not show related skills or a path into Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
1. Area 55, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 82,430 jobs, $36,340 annual median, 28.02 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
2. Area 55, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 70,520 jobs, $44,610 annual median, 23.98 jobs per 1,000, and 1.26 location quotient.
3. Area 55, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 68,060 jobs, $95,530 annual median, 23.14 jobs per 1,000, and 1.06 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Wisconsin wage ladder for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
The 10th percentile is $17,830 per year. The 25th percentile is $22,050 per year. The median is $28,060 per year. The 75th percentile is $32,900 per year. The 90th percentile is $37,440 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 $22,050 per year to $32,900 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $19,610. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Wisconsin has a annual median of $28,060 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $31,200 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Wisconsin. Wisconsin is 10.1% 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 bench marks, 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 Wisconsin sits for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Wisconsin ranks 37 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 37 of 54 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.
34. North Carolina has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $28,320 per year, 15,160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.1.
35. Iowa has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $28,210 per year, 2,630 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.61.
36. Kansas has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $28,110 per year, 4,540 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.14.
Pay leaders
Where Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 35-9031, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Hawaii has the highest published median in this set, at $47,070 per year. Wisconsin sits at $28,060 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 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 care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Hawaii has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $47,070 per year, or $19,010 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 2,650 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 1.52.
2. Oregon has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $40,720 per year, or $12,660 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 5,740 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 1.05.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop in this same-source set, at 41,100 jobs. Wisconsin has 6,430. 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. California has 41,100 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 34,670 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $36,640 per year, or $8,580 above Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 0.81.
2. Florida has 37,100 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 30,670 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $29,810 per year, or $1,750 above Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 1.34.
Local-share leaders
Where Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop takes the largest share of local jobs
Hawaii has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.52. Wisconsin has 0.79. 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 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 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. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.73 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 2,650 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $47,070 per year, or $19,010 above Wisconsin.
2. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.52, a gap of 0.73 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 6,570 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $31,170 per year, or $3,110 above Wisconsin.
Job scale and share
How common Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop is in Wisconsin
BLS lists 6,430 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs in Wisconsin. It also lists 2.19 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 0.79. A value of 1 means Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower 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.
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop beside other roles in Wisconsin
The all-occupations median in Wisconsin is $50,270 per year. The Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median is $28,060 per year. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop is 44.2% 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 Wisconsin. 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 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. 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. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Wisconsin median of $28,600 per year. BLS lists 67,750 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
2. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Wisconsin median of $29,670 per year. BLS lists 36,220 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Wisconsin
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Wisconsin table, at 82,430 jobs. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop has 6,430 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 2,941,540. 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 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 82,430 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 76,000 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $36,340 per year, or $8,280 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.01.
2. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 70,520 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 64,090 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $44,610 per year, or $16,550 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.26.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Wisconsin
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Wisconsin role table, at $122,660 per year. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop has $28,060 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $50,270 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. Software Developers has a median of $122,660 per year in Wisconsin, or $94,600 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 21,730 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.68.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $118,730 per year in Wisconsin, or $90,670 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 36,910 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.56.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Wisconsin
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Wisconsin role table, at 2.06. Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop has 0.79. 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 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 2.06 in Wisconsin, a gap of 1.27 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 29,520 jobs and a median of $23,460 per year, or $4,600 below Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
2. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a location quotient of 2 in Wisconsin, a gap of 1.21 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 25,500 jobs and a median of $74,840 per year, or $46,780 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
Price-level view
What $28,060 may mean after the Wisconsin price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Wisconsin is 94.1. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 5.9% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $28,060 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median by 94.1 divided by 100. The result is $29,821 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 79.3. Goods are 94.3. Utilities are 89.9. Other services are 99.5. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop row is 7.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.6%. 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 6,430 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $28,440 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.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. It uses a Wisconsin 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 $28,060 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 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop row for Wisconsin 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 6,430 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.79 is not a growth score. Rank 37 of 54 is not a place score. The 94.1 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-9031 in BLS area 55. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of 6,430 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 55, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 67,750 jobs, $28,600 annual median, 23.03 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
5. Area 55, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 67,640 jobs, $34,480 annual median, 23 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
6. Area 55, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 65,380 jobs, $30,880 annual median, 22.23 jobs per 1,000, and 1.12 location quotient.
38. Georgia has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $27,850 per year, 17,300 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.27.
39. Ohio has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $27,550 per year, 15,480 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.
40. Tennessee has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $27,490 per year, 11,280 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.24.
3. District of Columbia has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $37,570 per year, or $9,510 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 2,450 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 1.25.
4. Washington has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $37,270 per year, or $9,210 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 9,530 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 0.96.
5. Maine has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $36,800 per year, or $8,740 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 1,460 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 0.82.
6. California has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $36,640 per year, or $8,580 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 41,100 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 0.81.
7. New York has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $36,490 per year, or $8,430 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 18,640 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 0.69.
8. Colorado has a Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop median of $36,340 per year, or $8,280 above Wisconsin. BLS lists 9,490 jobs there, compared with 6,430 in Wisconsin. The location quotient is 1.19.
3. Texas has 35,550 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 29,120 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $27,080 per year, or $980 below Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 0.91.
4. New York has 18,640 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 12,210 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $36,490 per year, or $8,430 above Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 0.69.
5. Pennsylvania has 18,020 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 11,590 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $29,170 per year, or $1,110 above Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 1.07.
6. Georgia has 17,300 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 10,870 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $27,850 per year, or $210 below Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 1.27.
7. Illinois has 16,500 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 10,070 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $3,140 above Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 0.97.
8. Ohio has 15,480 estimated Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs, a gap of 9,050 jobs from Wisconsin. Its median is $27,550 per year, or $510 below Wisconsin. Its location quotient is 1.
3. Florida has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.55 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 37,100 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $29,810 per year, or $1,750 above Wisconsin.
4. Massachusetts has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.55 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 13,540 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $34,960 per year, or $6,900 above Wisconsin.
5. Guam (territory) has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.54 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 250 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $20,450 per year, or $7,610 below Wisconsin.
6. Georgia has a location quotient of 1.27, a gap of 0.48 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 17,300 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $27,850 per year, or $210 below Wisconsin.
7. Vermont has a location quotient of 1.26, a gap of 0.47 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 1,060 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $31,080 per year, or $3,020 above Wisconsin.
8. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.25, a gap of 0.46 from Wisconsin. BLS lists 1,680 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop jobs and a median of $31,200 per year, or $3,140 above Wisconsin.
3. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Wisconsin median of $30,880 per year. BLS lists 65,380 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
4. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a Wisconsin median of $23,460 per year. BLS lists 29,520 jobs and a location quotient of 2.06.
5. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Wisconsin median of $34,480 per year. BLS lists 67,640 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Wisconsin median of $35,000 per year. BLS lists 47,580 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Wisconsin median of $36,340 per year. BLS lists 82,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
8. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Wisconsin median of $36,550 per year. BLS lists 25,410 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
3. Registered Nurses has 68,060 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 61,630 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $95,530 per year, or $67,470 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.06.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 67,750 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 61,320 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $28,600 per year, or $540 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.93.
5. Retail Salespersons has 67,640 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 61,210 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $34,480 per year, or $6,420 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. Cashiers has 65,380 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 58,950 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $30,880 per year, or $2,820 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.12.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 53,330 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 46,900 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $58,610 per year, or $30,550 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.37.
8. Office Clerks, General has 51,440 jobs in Wisconsin, a gap of 45,010 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its median is $44,980 per year, or $16,920 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.1.
3. Project Management Specialists has a median of $97,580 per year in Wisconsin, or $69,520 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 21,610 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.07.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $95,530 per year in Wisconsin, or $67,470 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 68,060 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.06.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,400 per year in Wisconsin, or $51,340 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 25,100 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $74,840 per year in Wisconsin, or $46,780 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 25,500 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 2.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $70,560 per year in Wisconsin, or $42,500 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 22,950 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 0.84.
8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $65,930 per year in Wisconsin, or $37,870 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 37,700 jobs, compared with 6,430 for Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. Its location quotient is 1.61.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.74 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.95 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 46,360 jobs and a median of $45,670 per year, or $17,610 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.61 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.82 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 37,700 jobs and a median of $65,930 per year, or $37,870 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
5. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.49 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.70 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 25,580 jobs and a median of $41,150 per year, or $13,090 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
6. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.37 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.58 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 53,330 jobs and a median of $58,610 per year, or $30,550 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
7. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has a location quotient of 1.26 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.47 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 70,520 jobs and a median of $44,610 per year, or $16,550 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
8. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.12 in Wisconsin, a gap of 0.33 from Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop. BLS lists 65,380 jobs and a median of $30,880 per year, or $2,820 above Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop.
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