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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

35-2019 Cooks, All Other

All cooks not listed separately.


National estimates for Cooks, All Other
Industry profile for Cooks, All Other
Geographic profile for Cooks, All Other

National estimates for Cooks, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cooks, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
18,590 6.7 % $ 16.88 $ 35,120 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.37 $ 13.94 $ 16.06 $ 18.28 $ 22.14
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,650 $ 28,990 $ 33,390 $ 38,030 $ 46,040


Industry profile for Cooks, All Other:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cooks, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services 3,610 0.57 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 3,200 0.11 $ 16.04 $ 33,360
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 2,910 0.03 $ 14.84 $ 30,870
Employment Services 1,460 0.04 $ 16.21 $ 33,710
Traveler Accommodation 650 0.04 $ 18.33 $ 38,130

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rooming and Boarding Houses 420 4.24 $ 19.79 $ 41,160
Special Food Services 3,610 0.57 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 50 0.33 $ 24.78 $ 51,550
Other Food Manufacturing 380 0.15 $ 16.60 $ 34,530
Inland Water Transportation 30 0.13 $ 20.74 $ 43,140

Top paying industries for Cooks, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 70 (7) $ 25.31 $ 52,640
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 50 0.33 $ 24.78 $ 51,550
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (8) (8) $ 22.59 $ 46,980
Beverage Manufacturing 100 0.03 $ 21.98 $ 45,710
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 120 0.07 $ 21.69 $ 45,120


Geographic profile for Cooks, All Other:

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



Map of employment of cooks, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Cooks, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,690 0.15 1.21 $ 19.11 $ 39,750
Tennessee 1,670 0.54 4.26 $ 14.88 $ 30,950
Louisiana 1,360 0.73 5.84 $ 15.99 $ 33,260
Texas 1,260 0.10 0.77 $ 14.03 $ 29,180
Arizona 1,210 0.40 3.18 $ 16.58 $ 34,490


Map of location quotient of cooks, all other by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 1,360 0.73 5.84 $ 15.99 $ 33,260
Tennessee 1,670 0.54 4.26 $ 14.88 $ 30,950
Arizona 1,210 0.40 3.18 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
Hawaii 230 0.39 3.13 $ 19.17 $ 39,870
North Dakota 160 0.38 3.06 $ 16.06 $ 33,400


Map of annual mean wages of cooks, all other by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Cooks, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 100 0.03 0.22 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
New York 410 0.05 0.36 $ 23.19 $ 48,230
Colorado 80 0.03 0.23 $ 22.12 $ 46,000
Idaho (8) (8) (8) $ 19.92 $ 41,420
Connecticut 190 0.12 0.95 $ 19.54 $ 40,630



Map of employment of cooks, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cooks, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,360 0.15 1.18 $ 20.38 $ 42,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 840 0.35 2.81 $ 19.32 $ 40,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 820 0.37 2.94 $ 16.93 $ 35,210
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 710 0.69 5.46 $ 15.51 $ 32,260
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 510 0.27 2.18 $ 12.98 $ 27,000
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 470 0.91 7.25 $ 15.14 $ 31,480
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 440 0.16 1.28 $ 18.18 $ 37,810
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 380 0.14 1.15 $ 16.67 $ 34,670
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 320 0.11 0.84 $ 13.95 $ 29,010
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 300 0.23 1.84 $ 16.79 $ 34,930


Map of location quotient of cooks, all other by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 470 0.91 7.25 $ 15.14 $ 31,480
Johnson City, TN 70 0.82 6.50 $ 13.61 $ 28,300
Houma-Thibodaux, LA 60 0.71 5.64 $ 14.51 $ 30,190
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 120 0.71 5.62 $ 12.24 $ 25,470
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 710 0.69 5.46 $ 15.51 $ 32,260
Flagstaff, AZ 40 0.64 5.12 $ 16.01 $ 33,290
Tucson, AZ 230 0.61 4.82 $ 15.43 $ 32,100
Prescott, AZ 40 0.56 4.45 $ 17.19 $ 35,760
Santa Rosa, CA 110 0.55 4.40 $ 19.41 $ 40,380
Knoxville, TN 220 0.54 4.33 $ 15.01 $ 31,210


Map of annual mean wages of cooks, all other by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Cooks, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30 0.01 0.12 $ 25.15 $ 52,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 21.23 $ 44,150
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 190 0.16 1.30 $ 20.57 $ 42,780
Monroe, LA (8) (8) (8) $ 20.51 $ 42,660
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,360 0.15 1.18 $ 20.38 $ 42,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 290 0.20 1.55 $ 19.93 $ 41,460
Urban Honolulu, HI 150 0.35 2.77 $ 19.68 $ 40,920
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 30 0.09 0.69 $ 19.62 $ 40,810
Salt Lake City, UT 60 0.07 0.60 $ 19.45 $ 40,450
Santa Rosa, CA 110 0.55 4.40 $ 19.41 $ 40,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cooks, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 6.26 $ 13.70 $ 28,490
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.82 6.50 $ 11.55 $ 24,010
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.97 7.75 $ 16.22 $ 33,740
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.53 4.18 $ 16.28 $ 33,870
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 50 0.54 4.33 $ 14.37 $ 29,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.97 7.75 $ 16.22 $ 33,740
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.82 6.50 $ 11.55 $ 24,010
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 6.26 $ 13.70 $ 28,490
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 50 0.72 5.70 $ 13.09 $ 27,220
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 30 0.55 4.39 $ 15.99 $ 33,270

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cooks, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 1.65 $ 20.34 $ 42,300
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 50 0.50 3.95 $ 17.78 $ 36,990
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 30 0.25 1.96 $ 16.95 $ 35,250
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 60 0.53 4.18 $ 16.28 $ 33,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.97 7.75 $ 16.22 $ 33,740


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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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