Fast Food Cooks in Indiana

Get the information you need to know about working as a Fast Food Cook.

While jobs for Fast Food Cooks in Indiana are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Fast Food Cooks in Indiana is expected to decrease.

• Fast Food Cooks in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in Indiana?

8,810 people worked as Fast Food Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 10,070 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,260 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,245 Fast Food Cooks working in it, which means Indiana has more Fast Food Cooks than average.

Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 7.2% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.2%.

Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,050 annual Fast Food Cooks job openings in Indiana, and 7,680 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 67,200 annual jobs and 490,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Fast Food Cooks Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $16,540 to $24,720 with $19,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.95 to $11.89. The median hourly rate was $9.32.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $8.94 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.38.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Fast Food Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Fast Food Cooks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,630	$20,220
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	4,260	$21,340
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	2,480	$19,850
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1,250	$22,340
Evansville, IN-KY	480	$19,920
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	380	$20,910
Bloomington, IN	240	$20,300

Top States for Fast Food Cooks Employment

The table below shows the states where most Fast Food Cooks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	111,360	$24,470
Texas	40,100	$19,870
Illinois	18,120	$20,170
Arizona	17,500	$22,420
Georgia	17,370	$19,430
Tennessee	16,840	$19,580
Ohio	16,710	$20,480
Oklahoma	14,960	$18,720
Florida	14,790	$21,370
Virginia	13,700	$19,400
Mississippi	12,610	$18,150
North Carolina	10,720	$18,540
Michigan	10,410	$21,560
Missouri	10,350	$19,580
Nevada	9,970	$21,470
New York	9,940	$24,850
Indiana	8,810	$19,390
New Jersey	8,800	$21,860
Pennsylvania	8,340	$19,630
Washington	8,080	$27,300

Below are the states where Fast Food Cooks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$28,080
Washington	$27,300
Massachusetts	$26,720
District of Columbia	$26,570
Connecticut	$25,430
Oregon	$25,400
New York	$24,850
Alaska	$24,640
North Dakota	$24,590
California	$24,470

Related Careers in Indiana

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Indiana Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	27,890
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	10,360
Cooks, Short Order	1,210

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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