State of Tipped Workers - VERMONT

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Restaurant Opportunities Centers United

www.rocunited.org

COUNTERATTENDANTS

The state minimum wage is $8.73, but the

tipped minimum wage is even lower atonly $4.23. Including tips, tipped workers

in Vermont earn a median wage of only

$8.64 — equivalent to $17,971 for a full-

time year-round employee. However, tipped

workers generally are allowed part-timeschedules that vary by season. Seven states

have eliminated the tipped minimum wage

— in those states tipped workers receive the

full minimum wage. Higher wages reduce

turnover and pour millions of dollars back

into the local economy.

The Rising American Electorate refers to thedemographic groups that are growing themost rapidly, historically with lower voterparticipation rates, but whose growing civicengagement has been crucial in tipping thescales in recent elections. Tipped workersare primarily women, nearly 30% are moms,and although many are married, one-third ofthese are single moms. Although the medianage for tipped workers is 30, half of themare younger. And they are racially diverse,

overrepresented by Latinos, Asians, and AfricanAmericans compared to the broader workforce.They are also a highly educated group. Tippedworkers are a snapshot of the RAE.

TIPPED WORKERS AND THE RISING AMERICAN ELECTORATE

THE STATE

OF TIPPEDWORKERSIn Vermont there are nearly 9,000 tippedworkers, and 71% of these work in therestaurant industry. The restaurant industryemploys nearly 10% of the workforce and isone of the fastest growing sectors of the USeconomy. Unfortunately, the restaurant industryoffers several of Vermont’s lowest paid jobs.Three of the ten lowest paid occupations arein the restaurant industry, and one of these isa tipped occupation. Servers are the eleventhlowest paid occupation in the state.

TIPPEDMINIMUM WAGE

$4.23MINIMUM WAGE

$8.73MEDIAN WAGE FORTIPPED WORKERSINCLUDING TIPS

$8.64

GENDER

71%  2      9      %

TIPPED WORKERS WHOWORK IN RESTAURANTS

71%LOWEST PAIDTIPPED OCCUPATION

V E R M O N T

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