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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 1,276,510 |
0.7 % |
$12.71 |
$26,440 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.04 |
$10.28 |
$12.10 |
$14.50 |
$17.52 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,810 |
$21,380 |
$25,180 |
$30,150 |
$36,440 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
1,086,850 |
10.34 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
75,380 |
3.85 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
24,980 |
1.96 |
$13.70 |
$28,490 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
23,000 |
5.95 |
$12.32 |
$25,630 |
| Special Food Services |
21,420 |
3.08 |
$13.98 |
$29,070 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
1,086,850 |
10.34 |
$12.49 |
$25,970 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
23,000 |
5.95 |
$12.32 |
$25,630 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
75,380 |
3.85 |
$15.01 |
$31,230 |
| Special Food Services |
21,420 |
3.08 |
$13.98 |
$29,070 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water |
480 |
2.99 |
$15.25 |
$31,710 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
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 |
145,650 |
8.72 |
0.97 |
$14.27 |
$29,680 |
| Texas |
106,830 |
8.98 |
1.00 |
$12.10 |
$25,170 |
| Florida |
105,470 |
12.53 |
1.40 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
| New York |
68,720 |
7.46 |
0.83 |
$13.82 |
$28,740 |
| Pennsylvania |
54,080 |
9.35 |
1.04 |
$12.28 |
$25,540 |
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) |
| Nevada |
22,530 |
17.20 |
1.92 |
$14.97 |
$31,140 |
| Hawaii |
9,150 |
14.46 |
1.61 |
$16.76 |
$34,870 |
| Florida |
105,470 |
12.53 |
1.40 |
$12.97 |
$26,980 |
| Montana |
5,740 |
12.46 |
1.39 |
$11.73 |
$24,400 |
| Colorado |
31,790 |
12.44 |
1.39 |
$13.25 |
$27,560 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
9,150 |
14.46 |
1.61 |
$16.76 |
$34,870 |
| New Jersey |
21,100 |
5.27 |
0.59 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
| Nevada |
22,530 |
17.20 |
1.92 |
$14.97 |
$31,140 |
| District of Columbia |
6,040 |
8.53 |
0.95 |
$14.93 |
$31,060 |
| Massachusetts |
28,630 |
8.11 |
0.91 |
$14.86 |
$30,910 |
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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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
47,880 |
7.15 |
0.80 |
$14.34 |
$29,830 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
39,440 |
8.90 |
0.99 |
$13.58 |
$28,240 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
30,830 |
8.42 |
0.94 |
$13.03 |
$27,090 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
26,750 |
9.13 |
1.02 |
$12.57 |
$26,150 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
22,700 |
8.67 |
0.97 |
$11.31 |
$23,520 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
22,420 |
9.00 |
1.00 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
21,280 |
8.45 |
0.94 |
$13.52 |
$28,120 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
19,190 |
9.93 |
1.11 |
$13.31 |
$27,690 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
19,110 |
15.80 |
1.76 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
17,990 |
12.47 |
1.39 |
$13.21 |
$27,490 |
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United States Department of Labor
