• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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National estimates for Cooks, Restaurant
Industry profile for Cooks, Restaurant
Geographic profile for Cooks, Restaurant

National estimates for Cooks, Restaurant:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cooks, Restaurant:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,412,350	0.8 %	$ 17.34	$ 36,060	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Restaurant:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.97	$ 14.36	$ 17.20	$ 19.06	$ 22.32
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,980	$ 29,860	$ 35,780	$ 39,630	$ 46,420

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Industry profile for Cooks, Restaurant:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cooks, Restaurant are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cooks, Restaurant, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cooks, Restaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	1,191,050	10.96	$ 17.07	$ 35,510
Traveler Accommodation	70,810	3.83	$ 20.29	$ 42,210
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	38,580	9.37	$ 16.74	$ 34,820
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	32,000	2.34	$ 18.55	$ 38,580
Special Food Services	22,030	3.06	$ 19.49	$ 40,540

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Restaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	1,191,050	10.96	$ 17.07	$ 35,510
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	38,580	9.37	$ 16.74	$ 34,820
Traveler Accommodation	70,810	3.83	$ 20.29	$ 42,210
Gambling Industries	7,480	3.44	$ 18.82	$ 39,150
Special Food Services	22,030	3.06	$ 19.49	$ 40,540

Top paying industries for Cooks, Restaurant:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	70	0.17	$ 24.38	$ 50,700
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	250	0.01	$ 22.44	$ 46,680
Land Subdivision	70	0.21	$ 22.33	$ 46,450
Office Administrative Services	150	0.03	$ 21.37	$ 44,450
Management of Companies and Enterprises	1,670	0.06	$ 20.99	$ 43,660

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Geographic profile for Cooks, Restaurant:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cooks, Restaurant are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cooks, Restaurant, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Cooks, Restaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	145,810	8.12	0.87	$ 20.50	$ 42,650
Florida	130,820	13.67	1.47	$ 16.92	$ 35,190
Texas	123,920	9.14	0.98	$ 15.15	$ 31,510
New York	67,870	7.23	0.78	$ 20.17	$ 41,950
Pennsylvania	54,980	9.24	0.99	$ 15.65	$ 32,560

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Restaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	12,120	19.64	2.11	$ 21.67	$ 45,060
Nevada	25,540	17.24	1.85	$ 18.72	$ 38,930
Rhode Island	6,890	14.11	1.52	$ 18.92	$ 39,350
Florida	130,820	13.67	1.47	$ 16.92	$ 35,190
Montana	6,810	13.57	1.46	$ 16.83	$ 35,010

Top paying states for Cooks, Restaurant:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	12,120	19.64	2.11	$ 21.67	$ 45,060
Washington	30,050	8.60	0.92	$ 21.35	$ 44,410
Massachusetts	31,620	8.68	0.93	$ 20.88	$ 43,420
California	145,810	8.12	0.87	$ 20.50	$ 42,650
Vermont	2,500	8.32	0.89	$ 20.38	$ 42,390

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cooks, Restaurant:

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	67,980	7.16	0.77	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	51,320	8.30	0.89	$ 20.62	$ 42,900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	41,870	9.29	1.00	$ 18.29	$ 38,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	35,210	12.94	1.39	$ 17.49	$ 36,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	32,870	8.29	0.89	$ 16.33	$ 33,970
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	31,260	11.09	1.19	$ 15.11	$ 31,430
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	30,090	9.46	1.02	$ 15.16	$ 31,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	29,630	9.58	1.03	$ 18.59	$ 38,670
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	24,890	18.21	1.96	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	23,980	8.68	0.93	$ 21.22	$ 44,140

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Restaurant:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	2,270	29.97	3.22	$ 24.58	$ 51,130
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	5,000	27.99	3.01	$ 15.39	$ 32,010
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	1,900	23.61	2.54	$ 16.15	$ 33,590
Santa Fe, NM	1,380	22.61	2.43	$ 16.40	$ 34,120
Ocean City, NJ	910	22.53	2.42	$ 18.66	$ 38,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	2,750	22.42	2.41	$ 16.29	$ 33,880
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	3,280	20.11	2.16	$ 18.24	$ 37,930
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	21,680	20.01	2.15	$ 18.87	$ 39,240
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1,630	19.98	2.15	$ 14.54	$ 30,250
Brunswick, GA	870	19.62	2.11	$ 15.09	$ 31,390