DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

35-1011 Chefs and Head Cooks

Occupational Description:
Direct and may participate in the preparation, seasoning, and cooking of salads, soups, fish, meats, vegetables, desserts, or other foods. May plan and price menu items, order supplies, and keep records and accounts.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A2N/A$2.37/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,600245$26.30/hr$1.00/hr$16.31/hr$18.47/hr$24.76/hr$33.40/hr$38.80/hr
U S 128,1903,461$27.55/hr$0.44/hr$13.88/hr$18.29/hr$25.22/hr$33.52/hr$42.57/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Chefs and Head Cooks
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,080 $26.09/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 160 $24.02/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 90 $30.22/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 40 $28.85/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 40 $21.43/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 40 $20.32/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 40 $18.05/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 10 $20.39/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers80$16.24/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers30$24.40/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers20$28.81/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersN/AN/AN/A
Dietetic TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersN/A$39.53/hrN/A
Tasks for Chefs and Head Cooks