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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers, trained competency-based, hybrid. The shortest approved term is 2,080 hours, for COOK, CHIEF (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| COOK, CHIEF | 1053 | Competency-Based: 2,080 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers earn, by state
U.S. Virgin Islands has the highest state median for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers ($51,760) and Texas the lowest ($21,550), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $51,760 | $24.88 | 70 |
| Hawaii | $51,200 | $24.62 | 4,380 |
| Washington | $41,420 | $19.91 | 6,160 |
| District of Columbia | $39,080 | $18.79 | 4,130 |
| Maine | $38,560 | $18.54 | 1,540 |
| Maryland | $37,020 | $17.80 | 13,240 |
| Oregon | $36,800 | $17.69 | 3,910 |
| Colorado | $36,790 | $17.69 | 8,460 |
| New York | $36,740 | $17.66 | 41,340 |
| Arizona | $36,500 | $17.55 | 13,300 |
| California | $36,010 | $17.31 | 75,460 |
| Massachusetts | $35,380 | $17.01 | 11,510 |
| Connecticut | $34,540 | $16.61 | 5,810 |
| New Jersey | $34,170 | $16.43 | 16,490 |
| Vermont | $34,120 | $16.40 | Not published |
| Florida | $33,280 | $16.00 | 50,400 |
| Virginia | $32,410 | $15.58 | 11,910 |
| Delaware | $31,880 | $15.33 | 1,540 |
| Missouri | $31,850 | $15.31 | 11,590 |
| Illinois | $31,200 | $15.00 | 21,290 |
| Rhode Island | $31,200 | $15.00 | 2,880 |
| North Dakota | $31,010 | $14.91 | 890 |
| Nebraska | $30,690 | $14.76 | 2,160 |
| Michigan | $30,390 | $14.61 | 13,050 |
| South Dakota | $29,920 | $14.39 | 2,550 |
| Tennessee | $29,470 | $14.17 | 11,330 |
| Ohio | $29,400 | $14.14 | 13,670 |
| New Mexico | $29,360 | $14.12 | 2,960 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,310 | $14.09 | 20,800 |
| Minnesota | $29,210 | $14.04 | 7,220 |
| Georgia | $28,920 | $13.91 | 14,540 |
| Indiana | $28,320 | $13.62 | 10,220 |
| Iowa | $28,210 | $13.56 | 3,250 |
| Idaho | $27,810 | $13.37 | 1,520 |
| Arkansas | $27,670 | $13.30 | 2,160 |
| North Carolina | $27,560 | $13.25 | 11,230 |
| Montana | $27,510 | $13.23 | 1,150 |
| Nevada | $27,460 | $13.20 | 12,750 |
| West Virginia | $27,150 | $13.05 | 1,170 |
| Wisconsin | $27,080 | $13.02 | 7,220 |
| Alaska | $27,040 | $13.00 | 860 |
| Utah | $27,010 | $12.99 | 4,490 |
| Oklahoma | $26,830 | $12.90 | 5,400 |
| South Carolina | $26,830 | $12.90 | 6,220 |
| Louisiana | $26,780 | $12.88 | 4,810 |
| Kentucky | $26,330 | $12.66 | 3,350 |
| Kansas | $26,300 | $12.65 | 2,960 |
| New Hampshire | $26,290 | $12.64 | 1,510 |
| Wyoming | $24,600 | $11.83 | 650 |
| Mississippi | $23,180 | $11.15 | 2,620 |
| Alabama | $22,470 | $10.80 | 3,420 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,450 | $10.79 | 1,070 |
| Guam | $21,720 | $10.44 | 300 |
| Texas | $21,550 | $10.36 | 60,270 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).