Cooks
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonCooks are most often employed by the N/A industry. The average yearly wage for Cooks was $23,229 in 2023.
The locations that employ the most Cooks are N/A. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cooks are Las Vegas City (South Central) PUMA, NV, Capital Region Planning Commission 3--Baton Rouge City (North) PUMA, LA, and Houston City (West)--Westpark Tollway, Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.
Employment and salary information for the Cooks workforce. Cooks workforce in 2023 was 2,123,399 people, of which 41.7% were women and 58.3% were men. Cooks are paid most in N/A but are relatively concentrated in Las Vegas City (South Central) PUMA, NV.
The Cooks workforce in 2023 was 2,123,399 people (41.7% women and 58.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.96% between 2014 (2,234,219) and 2023 (2,123,399).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cooks.
During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($34,897), District of Columbia ($32,804), and Nevada ($30,071).
In 2023, Cooks earned an average of $23,229, $44,498 less than the average national salary of $67,727
In 2023, Cooks had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.387, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cooks (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cooks compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Cooks and on wages for those in the field. N/A is the industry that employs the most Cooks, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cooks, by average wage, is Truck transportation ($123,455).
This graphic shows the share of Cooks employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Cooks at 86.7%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 7.52% and uninformed with 3.28%.
Demographic information on Cooks in the US. The workforce of Cooks in 2023 was 2,123,399 people, with 41.7% woman, and 58.3% men. The average age of male Cooks in the workforce is 32.8 and of female Cooks is 40.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cooks is White.
The workforce of Cooks in 2023 was 2,123,399 people, with 41.7% woman, and 58.3% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.
In 2023, 33.8% of Cooks workers were Hispanic and 66.2% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (65.7%), Puerto Rican (7.49)%, and Salvadoran (6.29)%
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In 2023, 49% of the Cooks workforce were White, of which 42.9% were women and 57.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.9%) and Two or More Races (14.2%).
Data on higher education choices for Cooks from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cooks is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.
Among the necessary skills for Cooks, N/A stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cooks need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources.
The most common majors achieved by Cooks in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.
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The main educational levels achieved by the Cooks workers were High School or Equivalent (870,349 people), Secondary Education (440,819 people), and Some college (417,924 people).
The graphic shows the Cooks workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cooks from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cooks need many skills, but most especially N/A, N/A, N/A.
