Chefs and Head Cooks

This post summarizes key statistics on Chefs and Head Cooks using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 20,890
25 32,412
30 37,424
35 42,414
40 41,197
45 39,692
50 41,197
55 38,558
60 37,813
65 34,207


Hours Worked Share
0-20 5.40
20-39 16.80
39-41 39.90
41-50 19.20
50-60 11.90
More than 60 6.80

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Chefs and Head Cooks.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
71.90 36,650 Eating and drinking places
4.60 48,866 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
4.50 46,346 Hotels and motels
3.30 38,893 Residential care facilities, without nursing
2.40 32,985 Grocery stores
1.70 30,541 Elementary and secondary schools
1.40 45,363 Hospitals
1.20 43,216 Nursing and personal care facilities
1.10 43,256 Colleges and universities
0.70 56,704 Services incidental to transportation

This table highlights the top industries people working as Chefs and Head Cooks work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Chefs and Head Cooks. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Chefs and Head Cooks received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Chefs and Head Cooks. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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