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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
35-2011 Cooks, Fast Food
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
National estimates for Cooks, Fast Food
Industry profile for Cooks, Fast Food
Geographic profile for Cooks, Fast Food
National estimates for Cooks, Fast Food:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cooks, Fast Food:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
768,130 |
2.2 % |
$ 12.25 |
$ 25,490 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Fast Food:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 8.68 |
$ 10.39 |
$ 11.63 |
$ 14.19 |
$ 15.11 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,050 |
$ 21,610 |
$ 24,180 |
$ 29,510 |
$ 31,420 |
Industry profile for Cooks, Fast Food:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cooks, Fast Food are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Cooks, Fast Food, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cooks, Fast Food:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
744,680 |
7.90 |
$ 12.22 |
$ 25,420 |
Gasoline Stations |
8,560 |
0.92 |
$ 12.28 |
$ 25,550 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
5,850 |
0.20 |
$ 13.36 |
$ 27,780 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
1,760 |
0.16 |
$ 13.67 |
$ 28,430 |
Special Food Services |
1,590 |
0.33 |
$ 14.89 |
$ 30,960 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Fast Food:
Top paying industries for Cooks, Fast Food:
Geographic profile for Cooks, Fast Food:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cooks, Fast Food are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Cooks, Fast Food, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Cooks, Fast Food:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
123,640 |
7.48 |
1.37 |
$ 15.35 |
$ 31,930 |
North Carolina |
78,870 |
17.84 |
3.27 |
$ 10.26 |
$ 21,340 |
Florida |
41,040 |
4.77 |
0.87 |
$ 11.48 |
$ 23,870 |
Missouri |
39,910 |
14.63 |
2.68 |
$ 11.90 |
$ 24,750 |
Kentucky |
38,740 |
21.07 |
3.87 |
$ 10.00 |
$ 20,790 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Fast Food:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Kentucky |
38,740 |
21.07 |
3.87 |
$ 10.00 |
$ 20,790 |
North Carolina |
78,870 |
17.84 |
3.27 |
$ 10.26 |
$ 21,340 |
Missouri |
39,910 |
14.63 |
2.68 |
$ 11.90 |
$ 24,750 |
West Virginia |
9,290 |
14.12 |
2.59 |
$ 10.18 |
$ 21,170 |
Oklahoma |
20,480 |
13.15 |
2.41 |
$ 10.90 |
$ 22,670 |
Top paying states for Cooks, Fast Food:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
1,990 |
3.01 |
0.55 |
$ 18.71 |
$ 38,920 |
Hawaii |
720 |
1.31 |
0.24 |
$ 17.79 |
$ 37,010 |
Washington |
9,750 |
3.04 |
0.56 |
$ 16.08 |
$ 33,450 |
New York |
10,030 |
1.16 |
0.21 |
$ 15.71 |
$ 32,680 |
Massachusetts |
4,640 |
1.37 |
0.25 |
$ 15.69 |
$ 32,620 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cooks, Fast Food:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
41,060 |
7.18 |
1.32 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 32,090 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
24,020 |
11.35 |
2.08 |
$ 13.62 |
$ 28,330 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
17,960 |
11.74 |
2.15 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,570 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
16,770 |
13.86 |
2.54 |
$ 10.95 |
$ 22,780 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
15,220 |
11.92 |
2.19 |
$ 12.41 |
$ 25,810 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
14,550 |
3.44 |
0.63 |
$ 12.78 |
$ 26,590 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
14,000 |
1.61 |
0.30 |
$ 16.20 |
$ 33,700 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
11,650 |
8.38 |
1.54 |
$ 15.39 |
$ 32,020 |
Raleigh, NC |
11,020 |
17.40 |
3.19 |
$ 10.58 |
$ 22,010 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
10,490 |
10.32 |
1.89 |
$ 12.33 |
$ 25,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cooks, Fast Food:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Jacksonville, NC |
1,750 |
36.41 |
6.68 |
$ 9.55 |
$ 19,860 |
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
1,460 |
28.25 |
5.18 |
$ 9.58 |
$ 19,930 |
Fayetteville, NC |
3,310 |
26.49 |
4.86 |
$ 9.82 |
$ 20,430 |
Burlington, NC |
1,620 |
26.27 |
4.82 |
$ 10.20 |
$ 21,220 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
1,300 |
24.76 |
4.54 |
$ 13.15 |
$ 27,340 |
Goldsboro, NC |
970 |
24.70 |
4.53 |
$ 9.68 |
$ 20,140 |
Bowling Green, KY |
1,770 |
24.53 |
4.50 |
$ 9.50 |
$ 19,760 |
New Bern, NC |
1,020 |
23.71 |
4.35 |
$ 9.72 |
$ 20,220 |
Rocky Mount, NC |
1,250 |
23.48 |
4.31 |
$ 9.62 |
$ 20,020 |
Greenville, NC |
1,690 |
22.42 |
4.11 |
$ 9.99 |
$ 20,770 |
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