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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 487,510 |
1.8 % |
$10.89 |
$22,650 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.36 |
$9.22 |
$10.74 |
$12.07 |
$14.08 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,390 |
$19,180 |
$22,330 |
$25,110 |
$29,290 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
469,500 |
4.39 |
$10.86 |
$22,580 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
4,180 |
0.14 |
$12.08 |
$25,140 |
| Gasoline Stations |
3,370 |
0.36 |
$10.44 |
$21,710 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
2,100 |
0.16 |
$12.06 |
$25,070 |
| Special Food Services |
1,480 |
0.21 |
$11.79 |
$24,530 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
111,360 |
6.55 |
1.94 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
| Texas |
40,100 |
3.31 |
0.98 |
$10.09 |
$21,000 |
| Illinois |
18,120 |
3.02 |
0.90 |
$10.43 |
$21,690 |
| Arizona |
17,500 |
6.27 |
1.86 |
$11.36 |
$23,620 |
| Georgia |
17,370 |
3.95 |
1.17 |
$9.82 |
$20,430 |
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) |
| Mississippi |
12,610 |
11.22 |
3.33 |
$8.78 |
$18,270 |
| Idaho |
7,550 |
10.69 |
3.17 |
$9.31 |
$19,360 |
| Oklahoma |
14,960 |
9.39 |
2.79 |
$9.32 |
$19,380 |
| Nevada |
9,970 |
7.40 |
2.20 |
$10.69 |
$22,230 |
| California |
111,360 |
6.55 |
1.94 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,410 |
3.38 |
1.00 |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
| Washington |
8,080 |
2.48 |
0.74 |
$13.92 |
$28,960 |
| Massachusetts |
6,330 |
1.77 |
0.53 |
$13.76 |
$28,620 |
| Hawaii |
1,560 |
2.43 |
0.72 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
| Connecticut |
4,980 |
3.00 |
0.89 |
$13.00 |
$27,040 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
43,560 |
7.12 |
2.11 |
$12.29 |
$25,560 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
14,550 |
9.74 |
2.89 |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
13,790 |
6.71 |
1.99 |
$11.39 |
$23,680 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,630 |
2.94 |
0.87 |
$10.48 |
$21,800 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
12,610 |
1.33 |
0.39 |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,400 |
3.47 |
1.03 |
$10.30 |
$21,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
11,150 |
4.61 |
1.37 |
$12.47 |
$25,940 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
10,660 |
3.98 |
1.18 |
$10.06 |
$20,920 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
9,960 |
3.18 |
0.94 |
$12.04 |
$25,050 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
8,640 |
8.76 |
2.60 |
$10.75 |
$22,360 |
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