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Accommodation And Food Services
Job Training for Accommodation and Food Services
OJT for Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 72)
The Accommodation and Food Services sector is part of the Leisure and Hospitality supersector.
The Accommodation and Food Services sector includes the following industry groups:
- Accommodation: NAICS 721
- Traveler Accommodation
- RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps
- Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers’ Camps
- Food Services and Drinking Places: NAICS 722
- Special Food Services
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
- Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Sector Sizes for Job Training
The following chart shows the percentage of people that this sector employs, relative to all the other industrial sectors, and the projected growth of this sector through 2026.
Sector Industries for Job Training
This next chart breaks down the sector into its primary industries. It shows the percentage of people that these primary industries employ, relative to the entire sector, and the projected growth of these industries through 2026.
Largest Occupations for Job Training
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in size, for this sector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-sized occupations.
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Largest Occupations in Sector, Projected for 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Sector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,487.3 | 24.0 | 18.4 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Waiters and waitresses | 2,569.9 | 17.7 | 6.8 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Cooks, restaurant | 1,299.7 | 9.0 | 12.0 | No formal educational credential | Moderate term |
| First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers | 828.6 | 5.7 | 10.1 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Food preparation workers | 535.8 | 3.7 | 8.1 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Bartenders | 511.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 478.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Cooks, fast food | 472.9 | 3.3 | -5.6 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Dishwashers | 463.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 418.0 | 2.9 | 6.8 | No formal educational credential | None |
Growth Occupations for Job Training
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in growth, for this sector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-growth occupations.
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Highest Growth Occupations in Sector, Projected thru 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Sector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 84.5 | 0.6 | 26.0 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 3,487.3 | 24.0 | 18.4 | No formal educational credential | Short term |
| Lawyers | 0.1 | 0.0 | 17.6 | Doctoral or professional degree | None |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | 5.3 | 0.0 | 16.5 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Fundraisers | 0.2 | 0.0 | 15.7 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Social and community service managers | 0.1 | 0.0 | 15.1 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Financial managers | 5.4 | 0.0 | 14.6 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.9 | Postsecondary nondegree award | None |
| Self-enrichment education teachers | 1.1 | 0.0 | 12.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 1.9 | 0.0 | 12.6 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short term |
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