Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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 "Fast Food Cooks" (35-2011).
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) |
| 155,840 |
3.2 % |
$12.09 |
$25,140 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.74 |
$9.71 |
$11.44 |
$13.70 |
$16.52 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,190 |
$20,190 |
$23,800 |
$28,500 |
$34,370 |
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 |
99,050 |
0.93 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
14,850 |
3.79 |
$12.13 |
$25,240 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
11,210 |
0.38 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
| Special Food Services |
7,070 |
0.99 |
$14.15 |
$29,420 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,870 |
0.53 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) |
14,850 |
3.79 |
$12.13 |
$25,240 |
| Special Food Services |
7,070 |
0.99 |
$14.15 |
$29,420 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
99,050 |
0.93 |
$11.80 |
$24,540 |
| Gasoline Stations |
5,120 |
0.55 |
$10.54 |
$21,920 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
6,870 |
0.53 |
$11.62 |
$24,170 |
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) |
| Texas |
17,100 |
1.41 |
1.31 |
$11.00 |
$22,880 |
| California |
16,590 |
0.98 |
0.91 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
| New Jersey |
10,760 |
2.66 |
2.47 |
$12.03 |
$25,030 |
| Ohio |
9,540 |
1.76 |
1.64 |
$10.90 |
$22,680 |
| New York |
8,890 |
0.95 |
0.88 |
$13.26 |
$27,580 |
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) |
| South Dakota |
1,510 |
3.57 |
3.31 |
$11.57 |
$24,070 |
| New Hampshire |
1,870 |
2.87 |
2.66 |
$11.65 |
$24,240 |
| Oklahoma |
4,480 |
2.81 |
2.61 |
$9.83 |
$20,460 |
| New Jersey |
10,760 |
2.66 |
2.47 |
$12.03 |
$25,030 |
| Maine |
1,460 |
2.41 |
2.23 |
$12.94 |
$26,910 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
4,640 |
1.30 |
1.21 |
$16.19 |
$33,670 |
| Alaska |
280 |
0.90 |
0.84 |
$16.06 |
$33,400 |
| District of Columbia |
520 |
0.73 |
0.68 |
$14.91 |
$31,010 |
| Nevada |
2,060 |
1.53 |
1.42 |
$14.78 |
$30,750 |
| Hawaii |
1,120 |
1.74 |
1.62 |
$14.39 |
$29,920 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
12,960 |
1.36 |
1.27 |
$12.75 |
$26,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,610 |
0.92 |
0.85 |
$13.04 |
$27,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,830 |
1.35 |
1.26 |
$11.32 |
$23,540 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,220 |
0.91 |
0.84 |
$12.18 |
$25,330 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,190 |
1.41 |
1.31 |
$12.27 |
$25,510 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,000 |
1.45 |
1.35 |
$15.77 |
$32,810 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,520 |
1.12 |
1.04 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,930 |
1.42 |
1.32 |
$12.59 |
$26,200 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,600 |
1.32 |
1.23 |
$11.54 |
$24,010 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
2,410 |
1.61 |
1.50 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ocean City, NJ |
280 |
7.09 |
6.58 |
$14.58 |
$30,340 |
| Johnson City, TN |
440 |
5.70 |
5.30 |
$10.38 |
$21,590 |
| Rapid City, SD |
320 |
4.90 |
4.55 |
$12.04 |
$25,040 |
| Lima, OH |
250 |
4.88 |
4.53 |
$10.32 |
$21,460 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
290 |
4.64 |
4.30 |
$10.60 |
$22,050 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
470 |
4.52 |
4.20 |
$16.02 |
$33,320 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
510 |
4.04 |
3.75 |
$11.95 |
$24,850 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA |
980 |
3.98 |
3.69 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
| Lafayette, LA |
720 |
3.65 |
3.39 |
$10.42 |
$21,670 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
1,690 |
3.06 |
2.84 |
$10.49 |
$21,820 |
United States Department of Labor
