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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
124,800 |
6.2 % |
$ 13.51 |
$ 28,110 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Short Order:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 9.16 |
$ 11.00 |
$ 13.73 |
$ 14.93 |
$ 18.30 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 19,050 |
$ 22,880 |
$ 28,560 |
$ 31,050 |
$ 38,060 |
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 |
79,540 |
0.84 |
$ 13.22 |
$ 27,490 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
9,760 |
0.33 |
$ 14.94 |
$ 31,070 |
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
8,600 |
2.80 |
$ 14.51 |
$ 30,190 |
Gasoline Stations |
8,450 |
0.91 |
$ 12.16 |
$ 25,290 |
Special Food Services |
5,870 |
1.24 |
$ 14.97 |
$ 31,140 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Short Order:
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 |
240 |
(7) |
$ 20.23 |
$ 42,070 |
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations |
60 |
0.01 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,140 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
160 |
0.01 |
$ 16.23 |
$ 33,750 |
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
390 |
0.13 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,080 |
Employment Services |
440 |
0.01 |
$ 15.87 |
$ 33,010 |
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.
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 |
14,860 |
0.90 |
1.01 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,820 |
Texas |
12,290 |
1.01 |
1.13 |
$ 11.15 |
$ 23,200 |
Florida |
10,300 |
1.20 |
1.35 |
$ 12.06 |
$ 25,080 |
Ohio |
6,570 |
1.26 |
1.43 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 25,820 |
New York |
5,960 |
0.69 |
0.78 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 32,890 |
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 |
2,860 |
4.50 |
5.08 |
$ 13.39 |
$ 27,850 |
South Dakota |
1,540 |
3.65 |
4.12 |
$ 13.42 |
$ 27,920 |
Maine |
1,290 |
2.18 |
2.46 |
$ 16.39 |
$ 34,090 |
Alaska |
640 |
2.17 |
2.45 |
$ 16.01 |
$ 33,290 |
Oklahoma |
3,370 |
2.17 |
2.45 |
$ 9.99 |
$ 20,790 |
Top paying states for Cooks, Short Order:
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) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
5,880 |
0.68 |
0.76 |
$ 15.39 |
$ 32,000 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,780 |
0.84 |
0.94 |
$ 16.11 |
$ 33,510 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,680 |
1.81 |
2.04 |
$ 16.41 |
$ 34,130 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,500 |
1.84 |
2.07 |
$ 11.57 |
$ 24,070 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,010 |
0.95 |
1.07 |
$ 14.06 |
$ 29,250 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,410 |
0.67 |
0.76 |
$ 12.29 |
$ 25,570 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,340 |
0.81 |
0.91 |
$ 11.79 |
$ 24,520 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,310 |
1.51 |
1.71 |
$ 14.80 |
$ 30,790 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
2,190 |
2.04 |
2.30 |
$ 11.03 |
$ 22,930 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,040 |
0.69 |
0.78 |
$ 13.48 |
$ 28,040 |
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 |
250 |
5.06 |
5.71 |
$ 12.62 |
$ 26,250 |
Rapid City, SD |
270 |
4.07 |
4.59 |
$ 13.47 |
$ 28,020 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME |
340 |
3.88 |
4.38 |
$ 14.47 |
$ 30,090 |
Manchester, NH |
380 |
3.59 |
4.05 |
$ 12.86 |
$ 26,740 |
Ocean City, NJ |
130 |
3.37 |
3.80 |
$ 15.30 |
$ 31,820 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
500 |
3.22 |
3.64 |
$ 13.77 |
$ 28,640 |
Lake Charles, LA |
220 |
2.39 |
2.70 |
$ 10.06 |
$ 20,930 |
Anchorage, AK |
380 |
2.37 |
2.67 |
$ 16.10 |
$ 33,480 |
Bangor, ME |
150 |
2.34 |
2.64 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 31,520 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
840 |
2.28 |
2.58 |
$ 11.94 |
$ 24,840 |
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