Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

35-2019 Cooks, All Other

Occupational Description:
All cooks not listed separately.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	20	6	$19.60/hr	$13.14/hr	$16.64/hr	$17.11/hr	$21.86/hr	$25.19/hr

Leading Industries for Cooks, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	60	$15.06/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	50	$19.09/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	20	$21.64/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Cooks, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	10	$18.43/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	10	$17.46/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	20	$17.46/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	20	$17.95/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$17.11/hr	9.5%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	40	$17.34/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	80	$19.26/hr	4.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	90	$19.26/hr	N/A
Minnesota	150	$19.23/hr	5.0%