Short Order Cooks in Oregon

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Short Order Cooks in Oregon are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Short Order Cooks in Oregon is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Short Order Cooks Work in Oregon?

1,560 people worked as Short Order Cooks in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,390 Short Order Cooks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Oregon

Jobs for Short Order Cooks in this state are growing at a rate of 8.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.3%.

Oregon Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 150 annual Short Order Cooks job openings in Oregon, and 1,060 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 Oregon?

In 2018 wages for Short Order Cooks ranged from $21,980 to $32,060 with $25,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.57 to $15.41. The median hourly rate was $12.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.24 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.80.

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

Top Oregon 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	990	$24,780
Bend-Redmond, OR	90	$27,250
Salem, OR	70	$24,020

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.