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Restaurant Cooks in Louisiana
Is Louisiana a good place for you to work as a Restaurant Cook?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Restaurant Cooks in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Restaurant Cooks in Louisiana is growing faster than average.
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Restaurant Cooks in Louisiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Restaurant Cook Career?
- Personal & Culinary Services
- Culinary Arts
- General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training
How Many Restaurant Cooks Work in Louisiana?
17,110 people worked as Restaurant Cooks in 2018 in this state.
There were 16,220 Restaurant Cooks employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 890 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The amount of Restaurant Cooks working in the state is similar to the average state.
Job Projections for Louisiana
Jobs for Restaurant Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 16.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.8%.
Louisiana Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 2,720 annual Restaurant Cooks job openings in Louisiana, and 19,020 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 195,300 annual jobs and 1,377,200 total jobs in 2026.
What do Restaurant Cooks Make in Louisiana?
In 2018 wages for Restaurant Cooks ranged from $17,050 to $31,250 with $22,230 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.2 to $15.03. The median hourly rate was $10.69.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.38 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.31.
The median salary in Louisiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Louisiana Metros for Restaurant Cooks
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Restaurant Cooks.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8,410 | $22,220 |
Baton Rouge, LA | 2,280 | $24,270 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1,530 | $22,170 |
Lafayette, LA | 1,100 | $23,380 |
Lake Charles, LA | 760 | $21,210 |
Houma-Thibodaux, LA | 610 | $21,640 |
Hammond, LA | 480 | $20,650 |
Monroe, LA | 430 | $20,880 |
Alexandria, LA | 280 | $22,950 |
Top States for Restaurant Cooks Employment
The table below shows the states where most Restaurant Cooks work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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California | 166,420 | $29,130 |
Florida | 110,600 | $26,960 |
Texas | 110,440 | $24,980 |
New York | 73,340 | $28,100 |
Pennsylvania | 55,980 | $25,290 |
Illinois | 48,660 | $27,350 |
North Carolina | 47,350 | $23,630 |
Georgia | 37,770 | $23,430 |
Ohio | 37,220 | $24,730 |
Michigan | 37,160 | $24,120 |
Virginia | 33,380 | $24,930 |
Colorado | 32,910 | $28,460 |
Washington | 32,510 | $31,950 |
Massachusetts | 29,880 | $30,720 |
Missouri | 28,990 | $24,150 |
Minnesota | 28,480 | $28,810 |
Indiana | 27,890 | $23,350 |
Arizona | 25,570 | $26,950 |
Wisconsin | 24,540 | $25,150 |
South Carolina | 24,430 | $22,840 |
Below are the states where Restaurant Cooks get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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District of Columbia | $32,580 |
Washington | $31,950 |
New Jersey | $30,870 |
Hawaii | $30,830 |
Massachusetts | $30,720 |
Vermont | $30,620 |
Rhode Island | $30,130 |
Nevada | $30,060 |
Alaska | $29,270 |
Connecticut | $29,170 |
Related Careers in Louisiana
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Louisiana Employment Total |
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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 5,330 |
Cooks, Fast Food | 5,310 |
Cooks, Short Order | 4,580 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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