DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

35-2014 Cooks, Restaurant

Occupational Description:
Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 1 - Northwest 3012$13.35/hr$0.34/hr$10.30/hr$11.86/hr$13.59/hr$14.82/hr$15.66/hr
Minnesota 29,240994$14.98/hr$0.13/hr$11.23/hr$12.96/hr$14.73/hr$17.07/hr$19.22/hr
U S 1,401,8909,813$14.05/hr$0.04/hr$9.77/hr$11.51/hr$13.60/hr$15.95/hr$18.95/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Cooks, Restaurant
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality30$13.82/hr
Other Regional Data For Cooks, Restaurant
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 17,730 $15.42/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 2,410 $13.41/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 2,190 $13.97/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 370 $15.27/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 360 $14.07/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 310 $11.77/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 190 $13.04/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 180 $13.40/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 80 $14.88/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 70 $13.70/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 70 $12.21/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 30 $13.59/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A $11.76/hr N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Cashiers1,190$11.76/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers310$26.64/hrN/A
Food Preparation Workers160$14.00/hrN/A
Recreation Workers110$13.69/hrN/A
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers50$16.33/hrN/A
Residential Advisors20$18.10/hrN/A
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists10$12.06/hrN/A
Dietetic TechniciansN/AN/AN/A
Counter and Rental ClerksN/A$11.51/hrN/A
Tasks for Cooks, Restaurant