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This question is about line cook, prep cook demographics.
33.9% of line cooks, prep cook are female in the United States. This is 0.3 percentage points higher than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female line cooks, prep cook has decreased by -2.1 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 443,198 female line cooks, prep cook in the U.S. and 864,173 male line cooks, prep cook in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 1,307,371 people with the specific job title of line cook, prep cook and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Line Cooks, Prep Cook | Male Line Cooks, Prep Cook | Percentage Female Line Cooks, Prep Cook | Percentage Male Line Cooks, Prep Cook | |
| 2019 | 3,948 | 7,690 | 33.9% | 66.1% | |
| 2018 | 4,182 | 8,251 | 33.6% | 66.4% | |
| 2017 | 4,002 | 8,170 | 32.9% | 67.1% | |
| 2016 | 4,010 | 8,172 | 32.9% | 67.1% | |
| 2015 | 4,014 | 7,843 | 33.9% | 66.1% | |
| 2014 | 3,937 | 7,978 | 33.0% | 67.0% | |
| 2013 | 4,039 | 7,711 | 34.4% | 65.6% | |
| 2012 | 4,032 | 7,665 | 34.5% | 65.5% | |
| 2011 | 4,095 | 7,406 | 35.6% | 64.4% | |
| 2010 | 4,068 | 7,218 | 36.0% | 64.0% |

Additionally, female line cooks, prep cook tend to be older than male line cooks, prep cook. The average age of a female line cook, prep cook is 43.0, while the average age of a male line cook, prep cook is 35.0.
While the majority of U.S. line cooks, prep cook 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 line cook, prep 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 line cooks, prep cook. The average male line cook, prep cook earns an average annual salary of $32,422, while the average female line cook, prep cook earns an average annual income of $31,424, meaning female line cooks, prep cook make 97 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are line cooks, prep cook jobs male or female dominated?
Line Cook, Prep Cook jobs are male dominated. 33.9% of line cooks, prep cook are female and 66.1% of line cooks, prep cook are male in the United States.
How has the number of female line cooks, prep cook changed over time?
The number of female line cooks, prep cook has decreased by -2.1% since 2010. In 2010, there were 36.0% female line cooks, prep cook and the latest data shows that there are 33.9% female line cooks, prep cook in the U.S.

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