Cooks, All Other
Median salary
$37,690
Average salary
$39,150
Employment
19,350
Projected growth
5.5% growth
Annual openings
3,700
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
What Cooks, All Other Do
All cooks not listed separately.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where cooks, all other make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA7.03× national avg
- 2Midland, TX6.39× national avg
- 3Burlington-South Burlington, VT5.28× national avg
- 4Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN5.15× national avg
- 5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3.79× national avg
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Culinary Science/Culinology
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (Boulder, CO)grads earn ~$35,587
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Boulder (Boulder, CO)grads earn ~$41,274
- NUC University (Bayamon, PR)grads earn ~$20,364
- Institute of Culinary Education (New York, NY)grads earn ~$46,893
- Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY)grads earn ~$48,317