Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 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) |
| 152,670 |
3.2 % |
$12.62 |
$26,240 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.99 |
$10.16 |
$12.09 |
$14.48 |
$17.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,700 |
$21,130 |
$25,150 |
$30,120 |
$36,070 |
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 |
95,770 |
0.89 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
13,600 |
3.42 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
10,890 |
0.37 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Special Food Services |
7,760 |
1.06 |
$14.17 |
$29,480 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,610 |
0.49 |
$12.29 |
$25,570 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
13,600 |
3.42 |
$12.83 |
$26,690 |
| Special Food Services |
7,760 |
1.06 |
$14.17 |
$29,480 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
95,770 |
0.89 |
$12.35 |
$25,680 |
| Gasoline Stations |
6,410 |
0.69 |
$11.29 |
$23,470 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,610 |
0.49 |
$12.29 |
$25,570 |
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 |
19,420 |
1.12 |
1.07 |
$14.43 |
$30,010 |
| Texas |
13,640 |
1.10 |
1.06 |
$10.73 |
$22,330 |
| New Jersey |
10,320 |
2.52 |
2.43 |
$12.82 |
$26,680 |
| New York |
9,600 |
1.01 |
0.97 |
$14.06 |
$29,250 |
| Tennessee |
7,000 |
2.33 |
2.24 |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
1,550 |
3.64 |
3.50 |
$11.85 |
$24,640 |
| New Hampshire |
2,380 |
3.60 |
3.46 |
$12.45 |
$25,900 |
| Oklahoma |
4,980 |
3.08 |
2.96 |
$9.97 |
$20,740 |
| New Jersey |
10,320 |
2.52 |
2.43 |
$12.82 |
$26,680 |
| Tennessee |
7,000 |
2.33 |
2.24 |
$11.57 |
$24,060 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
12,780 |
1.32 |
1.27 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,990 |
1.12 |
1.08 |
$14.02 |
$29,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
5,410 |
1.93 |
1.86 |
$14.86 |
$30,920 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,070 |
0.87 |
0.84 |
$12.81 |
$26,650 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,620 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
$11.06 |
$23,000 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,110 |
0.98 |
0.94 |
$14.13 |
$29,390 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,040 |
1.43 |
1.38 |
$13.59 |
$28,270 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
2,730 |
2.74 |
2.63 |
$11.87 |
$24,700 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,570 |
0.89 |
0.86 |
$12.44 |
$25,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,360 |
1.54 |
1.48 |
$13.09 |
$27,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
1,390 |
5.51 |
5.30 |
$12.02 |
$25,000 |
| Johnson City, TN |
400 |
5.11 |
4.91 |
$11.29 |
$23,480 |
| Portsmouth, NH-ME |
460 |
4.75 |
4.57 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
| Rapid City, SD |
300 |
4.57 |
4.40 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
600 |
4.53 |
4.36 |
$13.42 |
$27,920 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME |
220 |
4.24 |
4.08 |
$11.91 |
$24,780 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
250 |
4.00 |
3.84 |
$10.84 |
$22,540 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
180 |
3.28 |
3.15 |
$9.79 |
$20,370 |
| Laredo, TX |
330 |
3.15 |
3.03 |
$10.03 |
$20,870 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
1,970 |
3.13 |
3.01 |
$10.48 |
$21,790 |
United States Department of Labor
