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Fast Food Cooks in Tennessee

Is Tennessee a good place for you to work as a Fast Food Cook?

-5% Jobs Projection
$19,580 Median Salary
1,900 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Fast Food Cooks Work in Tennessee?

In Tennessee, there were 16,840 people working as Fast Food Cooks in the year 2018.

There were 16,540 Fast Food Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Fast Food Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 4.9% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,900 annual job openings, and 13,830 total jobs in 2026 for Fast Food Cooks in this state.

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

What do Fast Food Cooks Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Fast Food Cooks ranged from $16,560 to $26,000 with $19,580 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.96 to $12.5. The median hourly rate was $9.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.12 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.29.

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

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Top Tennessee 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
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 5,260 $20,090
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4,550 $18,950
Knoxville, TN 1,750 $19,290
Clarksville, TN-KY 1,060 $19,290
Chattanooga, TN-GA 830 $20,520
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 490 $19,150
Morristown, TN 410 $19,210
Jackson, TN 390 $18,510
Johnson City, TN 320 $19,150
Cleveland, TN 290 $18,820

Top States for Fast Food Cooks Employment

View the list below to see 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

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