Short Order Cooks in Nebraska

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

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

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

How Many Short Order Cooks Work in Nebraska?

2,180 people worked as Short Order Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,660 Short Order Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 480 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Nebraska

Jobs for Short Order Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 1.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Nebraska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 610 annual Short Order Cooks job openings in Nebraska, and 4,430 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 Nebraska?

In 2018 wages for Short Order Cooks ranged from $20,240 to $31,130 with $24,410 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.73 to $14.97. The median hourly rate was $11.74.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.42 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

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

Top Nebraska 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
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	980	$26,420
Lincoln, NE	530	$23,070
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	170	$19,910

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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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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