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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
527,220 |
2.0 % |
$11.31 |
$23,530 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.43 |
$9.35 |
$11.30 |
$12.70 |
$14.66 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$17,540 |
$19,450 |
$23,510 |
$26,410 |
$30,490 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
509,540 |
4.71 |
$11.30 |
$23,500 |
Gasoline Stations |
3,700 |
0.40 |
$10.51 |
$21,850 |
Special Food Services |
1,930 |
0.26 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
1,640 |
0.12 |
$12.43 |
$25,860 |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
1,080 |
0.27 |
$10.93 |
$22,740 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
120,240 |
6.92 |
1.93 |
$12.86 |
$26,740 |
Texas |
38,680 |
3.11 |
0.87 |
$10.53 |
$21,900 |
North Carolina |
22,720 |
5.09 |
1.42 |
$9.83 |
$20,450 |
Arizona |
20,370 |
7.10 |
1.98 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
Florida |
20,150 |
2.29 |
0.64 |
$10.66 |
$22,170 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Mississippi |
14,240 |
12.63 |
3.52 |
$8.85 |
$18,420 |
Idaho |
6,500 |
8.94 |
2.49 |
$9.90 |
$20,590 |
Oklahoma |
12,910 |
7.98 |
2.22 |
$9.71 |
$20,190 |
Nevada |
10,700 |
7.68 |
2.14 |
$10.61 |
$22,060 |
Arizona |
20,370 |
7.10 |
1.98 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Washington |
9,410 |
2.83 |
0.79 |
$14.88 |
$30,940 |
Massachusetts |
5,880 |
1.63 |
0.45 |
$14.08 |
$29,280 |
District of Columbia |
2,970 |
4.11 |
1.14 |
$14.01 |
$29,140 |
Oregon |
3,780 |
1.98 |
0.55 |
$13.77 |
$28,630 |
Connecticut |
6,290 |
3.78 |
1.05 |
$13.71 |
$28,510 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
45,360 |
7.27 |
2.03 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
15,140 |
9.84 |
2.74 |
$12.59 |
$26,190 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
13,720 |
6.47 |
1.80 |
$11.85 |
$24,650 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,190 |
2.61 |
0.73 |
$10.68 |
$22,220 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
12,120 |
1.26 |
0.35 |
$12.89 |
$26,820 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
11,740 |
3.69 |
1.03 |
$12.18 |
$25,340 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
11,440 |
4.63 |
1.29 |
$13.01 |
$27,060 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
11,040 |
3.02 |
0.84 |
$10.49 |
$21,830 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,230 |
3.35 |
0.93 |
$10.91 |
$22,700 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
9,400 |
9.21 |
2.57 |
$10.64 |
$22,130 |
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