November 24, 2010

Wages of full- and part-time cooks in 2009

Average hourly wages of cooks, by occupational group, 2009
Occupational group	Full-time workers	Part-time workers
Fast food cooks	$8.97	$7.91
Short-order cooks	$10.17	$8.75
Restaurant cooks	$11.42	$9.87
Institution and cafeteria cooks	$12.44	$10.20
All cooks	$11.29	$9.03

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