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  "@context": "https://schema.org/",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "dataset_id": "oews-occupation-v1",
  "version": "v1",
  "occupation": {
    "soc_code": "35-3031",
    "soc_title": "Waiters and Waitresses",
    "slug": "waiters-and-waitresses-35-3031",
    "major_group": "35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations"
  },
  "headline": {
    "annual_median_wage_usd": 35230,
    "annual_mean_wage_usd": 40060,
    "employment_total": 2270910,
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "wages": {
    "annual": {
      "p10": 18100,
      "p25": 27750,
      "median": 35230,
      "p75": 47110,
      "p90": 64720,
      "mean": 40060,
      "ratio_90_to_10": 3.58
    },
    "hourly": {
      "p10": 8.7,
      "p25": 13.34,
      "median": 16.94,
      "p75": 22.65,
      "p90": 31.12,
      "mean": 19.26
    }
  },
  "employment": {
    "total": 2270910,
    "share_of_us_employment_pct": 1.43,
    "source": {
      "name": "BLS OEWS — National employment estimate",
      "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/OEUN000000000000035303101",
      "series_id": "OEUN000000000000035303101",
      "as_of": "2025-05-31"
    }
  },
  "wages_source": {
    "name": "BLS OEWS — National wage estimates",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/oes/",
    "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
    "series_ids": {
      "annual_median": "OEUN000000000000035303113",
      "annual_mean": "OEUN000000000000035303104",
      "annual_p10": "OEUN000000000000035303111",
      "annual_p25": "OEUN000000000000035303112",
      "annual_p75": "OEUN000000000000035303114",
      "annual_p90": "OEUN000000000000035303115"
    },
    "as_of": "2025-05-31"
  },
  "top_paying_msas": [],
  "top_employing_msas": [],
  "verdict": "The 90/10 ratio for Waiters and Waitresses is 3.58× — the top decile earns $64,720 against the bottom decile at $18,100. That spread is 3.58× wide. The band is wider than employers typically represent; knowing where you sit in it is the whole game.",
  "submitted_components": null,
  "methodology_url": "https://officeblues.net/methodology#oews-salaries",
  "fetched_at": "2026-05-25T02:53:52.141Z"
}