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Estimated employment210
Mean wage$12.11
Entry wage$10.44
10th percentile wage$10.39
50th percentile wage$11.45
90th percentile wage$15.65
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Leisure and Hospitality210100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Leisure and Hospitality210$11.45
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$11.45 $11.67 -$0.22
2017$11.30+1.3%$11.52+1.3%-$0.21
2016$10.94+3.3%$11.15+3.3%-$0.21
2015$10.57+3.5%$10.78+3.5%-$0.20
2014$10.39+1.7%$10.59+1.7%-$0.19
2013$10.18+2.0%$10.38+2.0%-$0.19
2012$10.06+1.3%$10.25+1.3%-$0.19
2011$9.91+1.5%$10.10+1.5%-$0.19
2010$9.77+1.4%$9.96+1.4%-$0.18
2009$9.67+1.1%$9.85+1.1%-$0.18
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$11.45 $21.41 -$9.96
2017$11.30+1.3%$21.18+1.1%-$9.87
2016$10.94+3.3%$20.62+2.8%-$9.67
2015$10.57+3.5%$20.14+2.3%-$9.57
2014$10.39+1.7%$19.72+2.1%-$9.33
2013$10.18+2.0%$19.30+2.2%-$9.11
2012$10.06+1.3%$18.91+2.1%-$8.85
2011$9.91+1.5%$18.59+1.7%-$8.67
2010$9.77+1.4%$18.30+1.6%-$8.52
2009$9.67+1.1%$17.99+1.7%-$8.31
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
Norwich-NL$15.71 
Danbury$12.46 
New Haven$11.45210
Waterbury$11.13 
Hartford$11.072,390
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$11.072,390
Bridgeport-Stam.$11.041,130
New Haven$11.45210
Danbury$12.46 
Norwich-NL$15.71 
Wages in other areas
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