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Fast Food Cooks in New Mexico

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-6% Jobs Projection

$19,800 Median Salary

470 Job Openings

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

Employment for Fast Food Cooks in New Mexico is expected to decrease.
Fast Food Cooks in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in New Mexico?

In 2018, there were 2,280 Fast Food Cooks working in the state.

There were 3,500 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,245 Fast Food Cooks working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Fast Food Cooks than average.

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 5.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.2%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 470 annual job openings, and a total of 3,420 jobs for New Mexico Fast Food Cooks in 2026.

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

What do Fast Food Cooks Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $17,060 to $26,200 with $19,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.2 to $12.6. The median hourly rate was $9.52.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.22.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	1,000	$19,190
Las Cruces, NM	140	$21,770
Farmington, NM	130	$19,210

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

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	New Mexico Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	9,390
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	2,460
Cooks, Short Order	290

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