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This question is about grill cook demographics.
25.2% of grill cooks are female in the United States. This is 0.2 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female grill cooks has decreased by -1.8 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 435,637 female grill cooks in the U.S. and 1,293,084 male grill cooks in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,728,721 people with the specific job title of grill cook and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Grill Cooks | Male Grill Cooks | Percentage Female Grill Cooks | Percentage Male Grill Cooks | |
| 2019 | 2,938 | 8,700 | 25.2% | 74.8% | |
| 2018 | 3,109 | 9,324 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 2017 | 2,967 | 9,205 | 24.4% | 75.6% | |
| 2016 | 2,973 | 9,209 | 24.4% | 75.6% | |
| 2015 | 2,987 | 8,870 | 25.2% | 74.8% | |
| 2014 | 2,920 | 8,995 | 24.5% | 75.5% | |
| 2013 | 3,011 | 8,739 | 25.6% | 74.4% | |
| 2012 | 3,007 | 8,690 | 25.7% | 74.3% | |
| 2011 | 3,068 | 8,433 | 26.7% | 73.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,053 | 8,233 | 27.0% | 73.0% |

Additionally, female grill cooks tend to be older than male grill cooks. The average age of a female grill cook is 43.0, while the average age of a male grill cook is 35.0.
While the majority of U.S. grill cooks are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 80% of diet clerk are female. On the other hand, some grill cook jobs are dominated by males. 79% of line cook/dishwasher, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among grill cooks. The average male grill cook earns an average annual salary of $31,755, while the average female grill cook earns an average annual income of $30,739, meaning female grill cooks make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are grill cooks jobs male or female dominated?
Grill Cook jobs are male dominated. 25.2% of grill cooks are female and 74.8% of grill cooks are male in the United States.
How has the number of female grill cooks changed over time?
The number of female grill cooks has decreased by -1.8% since 2010. In 2010, there were 27.0% female grill cooks and the latest data shows that there are 25.2% female grill cooks in the U.S.

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