Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant

Prepare, season, and cook soups, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foodstuffs in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

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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)
715,520 1.6 % $9.54 $19,850 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.58 $7.64 $9.16 $10.93 $13.21
Annual Wage (2) $13,680 $15,890 $19,050 $22,740 $27,470

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Full-service restaurants 498,370 $9.48 $19,710 1 33
Limited-service eating places 81,180 $8.45 $17,580 2 46
Traveler accommodation 54,490 $11.08 $23,040 3 8
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages 21,520 $9.31 $19,360 4 35
Other amusement and recreation industries 19,440 $10.90 $22,660 5 10

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Rail transportation 280 $14.24 $29,620 21 1
Personal care services 220 $13.99 $29,100 22 2
Other schools and instruction (6) $13.97 $29,060 (6) 3
Travel arrangement and reservation services (6) $13.13 $27,320 (6) 4
Nonscheduled air transportation 90 $11.86 $24,670 33 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Hawaii 6,350 $11.45 $23,820 1.154% 413
Nevada 10,690 $11.91 $24,760 1.012% 450
Montana 3,470 $8.15 $16,940 0.886% 496
Colorado 17,750 $9.99 $20,780 0.834% 577
Oregon 11,500 $9.52 $19,800 0.741% 555

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
New York 25,800 $12.44 $25,870 0.311% 546
District of Columbia 2,420 $12.20 $25,370 0.407% 349
New Jersey 12,770 $12.12 $25,210 0.331% 552
Nevada 10,690 $11.91 $24,760 1.012% 450
Connecticut 6,360 $11.82 $24,590 0.387% 506

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Lawrence, KS MSA 600 $7.51 $15,620 1.266%
Naples, FL MSA 1,400 $11.47 $23,850 1.258%
Sharon, PA MSA 600 $7.52 $15,640 1.253%
Macon, GA MSA 1,720 $6.90 $14,350 1.209%
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 1,220 $9.52 $19,800 1.173%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
New York, NY PMSA 11,940 $14.56 $30,290 0.299%
San Francisco, CA PMSA 6,760 $13.71 $28,520 0.678%
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA 2,120 $13.62 $28,320 1.154%
Danbury, CT PMSA 350 $13.24 $27,530 0.395%
Newark, NJ PMSA 2,630 $12.73 $26,470 0.274%

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003