Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

35-2012 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Prepare and cook large quantities of food for institutions, such as schools, hospitals, or cafeterias.

National estimates for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Industry profile for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Geographic profile for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

National estimates for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
387,300	0.8 %	$ 14.40	$ 29,940	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.55	$ 11.21	$ 13.78	$ 16.84	$ 19.99
Annual Wage (2)	$ 19,860	$ 23,320	$ 28,650	$ 35,020	$ 41,580

Industry profile for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	122,290	1.48	$ 13.27	$ 27,610
Special Food Services	48,420	8.68	$ 14.98	$ 31,160
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	46,850	3.05	$ 14.07	$ 29,270
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	41,780	4.44	$ 14.80	$ 30,790
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	30,170	0.54	$ 16.33	$ 33,960

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Special Food Services	48,420	8.68	$ 14.98	$ 31,160
Rooming and Boarding Houses	490	4.92	$ 14.72	$ 30,620
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	41,780	4.44	$ 14.80	$ 30,790
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	46,850	3.05	$ 14.07	$ 29,270
Child Day Care Services	16,750	2.11	$ 12.69	$ 26,400

Top paying industries for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	2,710	0.13	$ 22.23	$ 46,240
Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation	240	0.67	$ 18.99	$ 39,490
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	60	0.01	$ 18.80	$ 39,100
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	180	0.01	$ 18.30	$ 38,060
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	80	0.69	$ 18.16	$ 37,780

Geographic profile for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

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

States with the highest employment level in Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	30,210	2.50	0.90	$ 12.70	$ 26,420
California	22,300	1.36	0.49	$ 18.70	$ 38,890
Ohio	22,280	4.34	1.56	$ 13.86	$ 28,840
Florida	20,680	2.45	0.88	$ 13.45	$ 27,980
Illinois	19,710	3.50	1.26	$ 14.00	$ 29,130

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

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	4,930	7.59	2.73	$ 12.73	$ 26,470
Montana	3,130	6.88	2.47	$ 13.91	$ 28,930
Oklahoma	10,670	6.83	2.45	$ 11.11	$ 23,100
Mississippi	7,120	6.61	2.37	$ 10.10	$ 21,010
Idaho	4,440	6.17	2.22	$ 12.91	$ 26,860

Top paying states for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	1,060	1.85	0.66	$ 20.54	$ 42,720
Massachusetts	6,860	2.05	0.74	$ 19.83	$ 41,240
Alaska	1,320	4.46	1.60	$ 19.71	$ 41,000
Connecticut	2,780	1.80	0.65	$ 19.42	$ 40,390
Washington	8,520	2.67	0.96	$ 18.89	$ 39,300

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria:

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	12,290	1.39	0.50	$ 18.96	$ 39,440
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	11,410	2.61	0.94	$ 14.60	$ 30,360
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,900	2.20	0.79	$ 13.32	$ 27,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,510	1.29	0.46	$ 18.19	$ 37,830
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	5,640	1.90	0.68	$ 12.46	$ 25,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,630	2.25	0.81	$ 13.89	$ 28,880
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,600	2.07	0.75	$ 16.99	$ 35,340
St. Louis, MO-IL	5,460	4.20	1.51	$ 13.13	$ 27,320
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,220	2.48	0.89	$ 15.17	$ 31,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,050	1.94	0.70	$ 20.14	$ 41,890

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

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Danville, IL	240	9.68	3.48	$ 13.46	$ 27,990
Great Falls, MT	310	8.97	3.22	$ 12.27	$ 25,530
Lawton, OK	350	8.49	3.05	$ 11.52	$ 23,950
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	290	8.33	2.99	$ 12.81	$ 26,640
Fort Smith, AR-OK	840	8.10	2.91	$ 10.34	$ 21,510
Gadsden, AL	250	7.87	2.83	$ 9.95	$ 20,700
Pueblo, CO	460	7.73	2.78	$ 14.34	$ 29,830
Dover, DE	470	7.60	2.73	$ 16.09	$ 33,460
Owensboro, KY	360	7.59	2.73	$ 12.11	$ 25,180
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	900	7.35	2.64	$ 12.50	$ 25,990