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Short Order Cooks in Delaware

Considering a career as a Short Order Cook in Delaware?

-3% Jobs Projection
$21,170 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

While jobs for Short Order Cooks in Delaware are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Short Order Cooks in Delaware is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Short Order Cooks Work in Delaware?

In Delaware, there were 80 people working as Short Order Cooks in the year 2018.

There were 50 Short Order Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Short Order Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 2.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 370 jobs for Delaware Short Order Cooks in 2026.

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

What do Short Order Cooks Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Short Order Cooks ranged from $18,590 to $28,200 with $21,170 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.94 to $13.56. The median hourly rate was $10.18.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.78.

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

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Top Delaware 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,320 $23,340
Salisbury, MD-DE 190 $23,200

Top States for Short Order Cooks Employment

The table below shows the states 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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