Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
133,290	6.9 %	$ 14.80	$ 30,770	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Short Order:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.34	$ 12.18	$ 14.60	$ 16.91	$ 19.28
Annual Wage (2)	$ 21,510	$ 25,330	$ 30,360	$ 35,170	$ 40,110

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	84,700	0.81	$ 14.46	$ 30,070
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	10,540	0.35	$ 16.35	$ 34,010
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	10,510	2.67	$ 16.17	$ 33,630
Special Food Services	8,270	1.30	$ 16.10	$ 33,480
Gasoline Stations	6,370	0.67	$ 12.23	$ 25,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Short Order:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	10,510	2.67	$ 16.17	$ 33,630
Special Food Services	8,270	1.30	$ 16.10	$ 33,480
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	84,700	0.81	$ 14.46	$ 30,070
Gasoline Stations	6,370	0.67	$ 12.23	$ 25,440
Amusement Parks and Arcades	850	0.42	$ 11.86	$ 24,680

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	360	0.01	$ 21.29	$ 44,280
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	40	0.01	$ 19.76	$ 41,090
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	160	0.01	$ 19.39	$ 40,330
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	(8)	(8)	$ 19.28	$ 40,110
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	460	0.14	$ 18.96	$ 39,440

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.

Map of employment of cooks, short order by state, May 2022

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	20,260	1.15	1.27	$ 17.86	$ 37,160
Texas	14,430	1.11	1.23	$ 12.95	$ 26,930
Ohio	12,470	2.32	2.57	$ 12.01	$ 24,970
Florida	9,270	1.01	1.12	$ 14.11	$ 29,350
New York	7,870	0.86	0.96	$ 17.37	$ 36,130

Map of location quotient of cooks, short order by state, May 2022

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	3,300	5.01	5.55	$ 14.88	$ 30,960
South Dakota	1,930	4.43	4.91	$ 14.55	$ 30,270
Vermont	960	3.29	3.65	$ 15.94	$ 33,150
Ohio	12,470	2.32	2.57	$ 12.01	$ 24,970
Louisiana	3,860	2.09	2.32	$ 12.26	$ 25,510

Map of annual mean wages of cooks, short order by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Cooks, Short Order:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	1,130	1.90	2.11	$ 19.55	$ 40,660
District of Columbia	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 19.50	$ 40,560
Washington	3,040	0.89	0.99	$ 18.66	$ 38,820
Connecticut	180	0.11	0.12	$ 18.64	$ 38,770
Massachusetts	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 18.61	$ 38,720

Map of employment of cooks, short order by area, May 2022

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,030	1.64	1.82	$ 17.26	$ 35,900
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,290	0.68	0.76	$ 17.53	$ 36,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,370	1.41	1.57	$ 13.51	$ 28,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,260	1.24	1.38	$ 13.62	$ 28,320
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,680	0.98	1.09	$ 14.97	$ 31,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,360	0.53	0.59	$ 14.97	$ 31,150
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	2,300	2.17	2.41	$ 12.08	$ 25,120
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	2,230	2.25	2.50	$ 12.85	$ 26,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,140	0.70	0.78	$ 13.92	$ 28,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,050	0.85	0.95	$ 20.11	$ 41,840

Map of location quotient of cooks, short order by area, May 2022

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	280	5.64	6.25	$ 14.43	$ 30,020
Rapid City, SD	390	5.63	6.25	$ 14.52	$ 30,200
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	540	4.60	5.11	$ 15.65	$ 32,560
Portsmouth, NH-ME	410	4.50	4.99	$ 15.25	$ 31,730
Manchester, NH	440	4.16	4.61	$ 14.73	$ 30,640
Sioux Falls, SD	630	3.91	4.34	$ 15.16	$ 31,530
Canton-Massillon, OH	580	3.57	3.96	$ 11.18	$ 23,250
Ocean City, NJ	130	3.38	3.75	$ 16.97	$ 35,300
Alexandria, LA	190	3.14	3.49	$ 11.27	$ 23,440
Lafayette, LA	510	2.64	2.93	$ 11.88	$ 24,720