1. Labor Market Trends in New York City’s Food Industries
Just Food Conference
Teachers College
Columbia University
April 6, 2014

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3. Major Industry Drivers
Affects?
Climate Change
Food Sourcing
Sustainability
Food safety
Demographic shifts (e.g., aging, immigration)
Purchasing levels and amounts
Chronic disease management
Income
Local tourism
Supply chain “margin squeeze”
Pricing
Zoning and other economic development initiatives
Establishing local businesses
Real estate prices
Workplace safety
Low pay (including low tipped minimum wage)
Wage theft
Lack of benefits
Unpredictable and short-scheduling

4. Supply Chain Sector Industry
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Food Manufacturing
Grain and Oilseed
Sugar and Confectionery
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving
Dairy
Animal Slaughtering
Seafood
Bakeries and Tortillas
Wholesale
Nondurable Goods Wholesale
Grocery Wholesale
Retail
Food and Beverage Stores
Grocery Stores
Specialty Food Stores
Service
Food Services
Special Food Services
Restaurants and Other Eating Places

11. What are the most common food jobs?
Occupation
Est Industry Employment
Projected Growth
Openings per Year
Entry Wage
Median Wage
Combined Food Prep and Serving Workers
52,564
18%
2,120
$16,980
$18,520
Waiters and Waitresses
50,276
12%
3,310
$16,970
$19,540
Cashiers
28,186 9%
3,710
$17,160
$18,960
Cooks, Restaurant
20,291
16%
940
$20,610
$27,630
Food Preparation Workers
13,316 4%
1,010
$17,250
$25,010
Food Preparation and Serving Supervisors
12,625
480
$26,850
$37,760
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
12,156
-2%
980
$17,190
$20,220
Dishwashers
11,949
770
$17,200
$18,830
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession
9,694
10%
$17,150
$19,200
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
8,793 7%
520
$16,990
$18,550
Occupation
Est. Employment
Proj. Growth
Openings per Year
Median Wage
Food prep and serving workers
52,564
18%
2,120
$18,520
Waiters and waitresses
50.276
12%
3,310
$19,540
Cashiers
28,186 9%
3,710
$18,960
Cooks, Restaurant
20,291
16%
940
$27,630
Food prep workers
13,316 4%
1,010
$25,010
Food prep and serving supervisors
12,625
480
$37,760
Stock clerks and order fillers
12,156
-2%
980
$20,220
Dishwashers
11,949
770
$18,830
Counter attendants
9,649
10%
$19,200
Dining room and cafeteria attendants
8,791 7%
520
$18,550
SOURCE | NYSDOL, Staffing Patterns Matrix and Occupational Employment Projections

12. Demand by Occupation (past 90 days)
Volume
Food Supervisors
3,334
Waiters/Waitresses
2,083
Cooks, Restaurant
1,557
Chefs and Head Cooks
1,087
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers
875
Food Managers
917
Bakers 36
Butchers and Meatcutters 21
Food Batchmakers 14
Food Roasters 3
SOURCE | WANTED Analytics Hiring Demand Dashboard TM

13. Demand for Food Jobs by Industry
(past 90 days)
Industries
Ads
Hotels
165
Full-service restaurants
111
Fast-food restaurants 96
Catering 90
Food retail 56
Recreation facilities 45
Hospitals 22
SOURCE | WANTED Analytics Hiring Demand Dashboard TM

14. Skills, Tools and Certifications in Demand (past 90 days)
Cutting equipment
Food Safety HACCP
Quality control
ServSafe
Catering sales
OSHA
Bilingual
Certified Executive Chef
Steam tables
Certified Dietary Manager
Preventive maintenance
Registered Dietitian
Credit card machines
Certified Restaurant Manager
SOURCE | WANTED Analytics, Talent RequirementsTM

15. Some Takeaways
A range of factors affect the food supply chain, and thus food businesses, from global climate change to local zoning.
Food services, by far the largest and fastest growing food sector in New York City, is concentrated in Manhattan.
Food retail employment is somewhat more proportionate to population by borough.
Brooklyn and Queens lead the pack with the most manufacturing jobs, 5,000 and 4,500 respectively.
Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx have the most wholesale trade employment.
Food retail and wholesale employment has grown over the decade.
Employment in food manufacturing, while small, has remained stable over the past decade.
Real wages have decreased over the decade, most substantially in manufacturing.
Because of the industry mix in New York City, most jobs do not require a college degree.
Hotels and full-service restaurants have the most online job ad volume – likely because many smaller, fast-food establishments do not advertise on line.

16. Thank you! Lesley Hirsch NYC Labor Market Information Service
CUNY Graduate Center
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New York, NY 10016