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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

35-2015 Cooks, Short Order

Prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables. Excludes “Cooks, Fast Food” (35-2011).


National estimates for Cooks, Short Order
Industry profile for Cooks, Short Order
Geographic profile for Cooks, Short Order

National estimates for Cooks, Short Order:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cooks, Short Order:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
133,290 6.9 % $ 14.80 $ 30,770 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Short Order:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.34 $ 12.18 $ 14.60 $ 16.91 $ 19.28
Annual Wage (2) $ 21,510 $ 25,330 $ 30,360 $ 35,170 $ 40,110


Industry profile for Cooks, Short Order:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cooks, Short Order are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cooks, Short Order, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cooks, Short Order:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 84,700 0.81 $ 14.46 $ 30,070
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 10,540 0.35 $ 16.35 $ 34,010
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 10,510 2.67 $ 16.17 $ 33,630
Special Food Services 8,270 1.30 $ 16.10 $ 33,480
Gasoline Stations 6,370 0.67 $ 12.23 $ 25,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Short Order:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 10,510 2.67 $ 16.17 $ 33,630
Special Food Services 8,270 1.30 $ 16.10 $ 33,480
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 84,700 0.81 $ 14.46 $ 30,070
Gasoline Stations 6,370 0.67 $ 12.23 $ 25,440
Amusement Parks and Arcades 850 0.42 $ 11.86 $ 24,680

Top paying industries for Cooks, Short Order:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 360 0.01 $ 21.29 $ 44,280
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 40 0.01 $ 19.76 $ 41,090
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 160 0.01 $ 19.39 $ 40,330
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) (8) (8) $ 19.28 $ 40,110
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 460 0.14 $ 18.96 $ 39,440


Geographic profile for Cooks, Short Order:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cooks, Short Order are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cooks, Short Order, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of cooks, short order by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Cooks, Short Order:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 20,260 1.15 1.27 $ 17.86 $ 37,160
Texas 14,430 1.11 1.23 $ 12.95 $ 26,930
Ohio 12,470 2.32 2.57 $ 12.01 $ 24,970
Florida 9,270 1.01 1.12 $ 14.11 $ 29,350
New York 7,870 0.86 0.96 $ 17.37 $ 36,130


Map of location quotient of cooks, short order by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Short Order:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 3,300 5.01 5.55 $ 14.88 $ 30,960
South Dakota 1,930 4.43 4.91 $ 14.55 $ 30,270
Vermont 960 3.29 3.65 $ 15.94 $ 33,150
Ohio 12,470 2.32 2.57 $ 12.01 $ 24,970
Louisiana 3,860 2.09 2.32 $ 12.26 $ 25,510


Map of annual mean wages of cooks, short order by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Cooks, Short Order:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 1,130 1.90 2.11 $ 19.55 $ 40,660
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 19.50 $ 40,560
Washington 3,040 0.89 0.99 $ 18.66 $ 38,820
Connecticut 180 0.11 0.12 $ 18.64 $ 38,770
Massachusetts (8) (8) (8) $ 18.61 $ 38,720



Map of employment of cooks, short order by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cooks, Short Order:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 10,030 1.64 1.82 $ 17.26 $ 35,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,290 0.68 0.76 $ 17.53 $ 36,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,370 1.41 1.57 $ 13.51 $ 28,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,260 1.24 1.38 $ 13.62 $ 28,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,680 0.98 1.09 $ 14.97 $ 31,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,360 0.53 0.59 $ 14.97 $ 31,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,300 2.17 2.41 $ 12.08 $ 25,120
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 2,230 2.25 2.50 $ 12.85 $ 26,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,140 0.70 0.78 $ 13.92 $ 28,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,050 0.85 0.95 $ 20.11 $ 41,840


Map of location quotient of cooks, short order by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Short Order:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 280 5.64 6.25 $ 14.43 $ 30,020
Rapid City, SD 390 5.63 6.25 $ 14.52 $ 30,200
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 540 4.60 5.11 $ 15.65 $ 32,560
Portsmouth, NH-ME 410 4.50 4.99 $ 15.25 $ 31,730
Manchester, NH 440 4.16 4.61 $ 14.73 $ 30,640
Sioux Falls, SD 630 3.91 4.34 $ 15.16 $ 31,530
Canton-Massillon, OH 580 3.57 3.96 $ 11.18 $ 23,250
Ocean City, NJ 130 3.38 3.75 $ 16.97 $ 35,300
Alexandria, LA 190 3.14 3.49 $ 11.27 $ 23,440
Lafayette, LA 510 2.64 2.93 $ 11.88 $ 24,720


Map of annual mean wages of cooks, short order by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Cooks, Short Order:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 190 2.64 2.93 $ 20.29 $ 42,190
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,260 1.12 1.25 $ 20.16 $ 41,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,050 0.85 0.95 $ 20.11 $ 41,840
Portland-South Portland, ME 320 1.58 1.75 $ 19.94 $ 41,470
Barnstable Town, MA (8) (8) (8) $ 19.93 $ 41,450
Napa, CA 110 1.48 1.64 $ 19.52 $ 40,600
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,810 0.89 0.98 $ 19.50 $ 40,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Urban Honolulu, HI 740 1.74 1.94 $ 19.34 $ 40,240
Santa Rosa, CA 270 1.34 1.49 $ 19.18 $ 39,900

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cooks, Short Order:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,000 3.09 3.43 $ 11.09 $ 23,080
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 690 2.82 3.13 $ 11.69 $ 24,310
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 590 5.97 6.63 $ 14.04 $ 29,190
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 550 4.26 4.73 $ 14.17 $ 29,470
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 480 5.36 5.95 $ 14.02 $ 29,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Short Order:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 590 5.97 6.63 $ 14.04 $ 29,190
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 190 5.37 5.96 $ 13.87 $ 28,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 480 5.36 5.95 $ 14.02 $ 29,160
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 320 5.20 5.77 $ 14.04 $ 29,190
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 550 4.26 4.73 $ 14.17 $ 29,470

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cooks, Short Order:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 150 2.44 2.71 $ 19.66 $ 40,900
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 200 2.02 2.24 $ 19.61 $ 40,780
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 210 1.10 1.22 $ 18.20 $ 37,860
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 150 1.21 1.34 $ 17.43 $ 36,260
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 120 1.21 1.34 $ 17.25 $ 35,880


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023