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Short Order Cooks in Arkansas

Is Arkansas a good place for you to work as a Short Order Cook?

$22,120 Median Salary

80 Job Openings

Short Order Cooks in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Short Order Cooks Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 310 people working as Short Order Cooks in the year 2018.

There were 520 Short Order Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,840 Short Order Cooks working in it, which means Arkansas has fewer Short Order Cooks than average.

Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Short Order Cooks in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 3.3%.

Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 80 annual Short Order Cooks job openings in Arkansas, and 580 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 24,700 annual jobs and 179,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Short Order Cooks Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Short Order Cooks ranged from $18,560 to $36,480 with $22,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.92 to $17.54. The median hourly rate was $10.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.4 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.23.

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

Top Arkansas Metros for Short Order Cooks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Short Order Cooks.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	40	$27,830

Top States for Short Order Cooks Employment

View the list below to see where most Short Order Cooks work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	17,100	$21,050
California	16,590	$26,910
New Jersey	10,760	$22,650
Ohio	9,540	$21,020
New York	8,890	$24,660
Illinois	6,150	$23,810
Tennessee	5,690	$21,770
Michigan	5,270	$21,800
Massachusetts	4,640	$29,220
Louisiana	4,580	$20,900
Oklahoma	4,480	$19,380
Maryland	4,180	$25,050
Florida	4,090	$25,250
Arizona	3,670	$24,310
Missouri	3,570	$19,810
Georgia	3,220	$23,550
North Carolina	2,970	$19,760
Wisconsin	2,530	$23,510
Alabama	2,520	$21,470
Nebraska	2,180	$24,410

Below are the states where Short Order Cooks get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$31,850
Hawaii	$30,850
Massachusetts	$29,220
Connecticut	$28,910
Nevada	$28,520
Vermont	$27,850
Minnesota	$27,800
Rhode Island	$27,450
Washington	$27,010
California	$26,910

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