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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$12.74
Entry wage$10.65
10th percentile wage$10.39
50th percentile wage$12.01
90th percentile wage$16.99
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality50099.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality500$12.01
Cooks, Fast Food (35-2011)
Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of the cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$12.01 $11.49 $0.52
2017$11.86+1.3%$11.34+1.3%$0.51
2016$11.48+3.3%$10.98+3.3%$0.50
2015$11.09+3.5%$10.61+3.5%$0.48
2014$10.90+1.7%$10.43+1.7%$0.47
2013$10.68+2.0%$10.22+2.0%$0.46
2012$10.55+1.3%$10.09+1.3%$0.46
2011$10.39+1.5%$9.94+1.5%$0.45
2010$10.25+1.4%$9.81+1.4%$0.44
2009$10.14+1.1%$9.70+1.1%$0.44
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$12.01 $20.63 -$8.62
2017$11.86+1.3%$20.41+1.1%-$8.55
2016$11.48+3.3%$19.86+2.8%-$8.38
2015$11.09+3.5%$19.41+2.3%-$8.32
2014$10.90+1.7%$19.00+2.1%-$8.10
2013$10.68+2.0%$18.60+2.2%-$7.91
2012$10.55+1.3%$18.22+2.1%-$7.67
2011$10.39+1.5%$17.91+1.7%-$7.51
2010$10.25+1.4%$17.63+1.6%-$7.38
2009$10.14+1.1%$17.33+1.7%-$7.19
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Eastern$13.60620
Northwest$12.01500
North Central$11.061,790
Southwest$11.041,120
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central$11.061,790
Southwest$11.041,120
Eastern$13.60620
Northwest$12.01500
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