Cooks

This post summarizes key statistics on 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 12,216
25 21,991
30 24,434
35 24,950
40 25,655
45 25,748
50 25,748
55 24,950
60 25,748
65 21,731


Hours Worked Share
0-20 14.10
20-39 36.70
39-41 37.30
41-50 7.30
50-60 2.80
More than 60 1.70

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Cooks.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
71.60 21,608 Eating and drinking places
7.10 17,818 Elementary and secondary schools
2.90 21,608 Grocery stores
2.20 27,009 Nursing and personal care facilities
1.90 29,320 Residential care facilities, without nursing
1.80 34,023 Hospitals
1.70 30,541 Hotels and motels
1.70 29,320 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
1.10 22,681 Child day care services
1.00 18,814 Gasoline service stations

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

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as 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 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 Cooks. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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