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Short Order Cooks in New Hampshire

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-4% Jobs Projection

$23,490 Median Salary

430 Job Openings

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

Employment for Short Order Cooks in New Hampshire is expected to decrease.
Short Order Cooks in New Hampshire earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Short Order Cooks Work in New Hampshire?

In New Hampshire, there were 1,870 people working as Short Order Cooks in the year 2018.

There were 2,270 Short Order Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 400 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Short Order Cooks in this state are declining at a rate of 4.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 430 annual job openings, and a total of 3,160 jobs for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Short Order Cooks ranged from $18,330 to $31,120 with $23,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.81 to $14.96. The median hourly rate was $11.3.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.36 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,000	$28,520
Manchester, NH	200	$23,270
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	110	$24,540

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Hampshire Employment Total
Cooks, Restaurant	6,520
Cooks, Fast Food	1,610
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1,530

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