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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 17,730851$15.71/hr$0.18/hr$12.52/hr$13.71/hr$15.42/hr$17.83/hr$19.75/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 Hospitality17,370$15.43/hr
Other Services130$15.33/hr
Public Administration40$17.52/hr
Professional and Business Services20$14.54/hr
Other Regional Data For Cooks, Restaurant
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 17,730 $15.42/hr 11.1%
Southeast Minnesota 2,410 $13.41/hr 12.6%
Northeast Minnesota 2,190 $13.97/hr 13.7%
Southwest Minnesota 1,770 $12.51/hr 12.8%
Northwest Minnesota 660 $14.13/hr 14.3%
Central Minnesota 500 $13.71/hr 13.3%
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EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Cashiers36,660$12.38/hr-8.2%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers14,780$30.75/hr-4.5%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers11,020$18.80/hr7.3%
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Recreation Workers4,810$14.03/hr5.0%
Food Preparation Workers4,610$14.68/hr-5.4%
Counter and Rental Clerks3,280$14.80/hr-0.3%
Residential Advisors1,030$19.59/hr3.1%
Dietetic Technicians150$17.58/hrN/A
Tasks for Cooks, Restaurant